Topic - 'Direct and Indirect' Movement Exploring the movement qualities we automatically slip into and the choices we have. Facilitated by Angela Kastanis Preparing for your session: Please come prepared by wearing something loose and comfortable and clearing a space in which you can move freely. Have some drinking water handy and some writing/drawing […]
Topic - Using voice expressiveness in DMT: activating vagal tone Facilitated by Sharon Todd-Miller Preparing for your session: Please come prepared by wearing something loose and comfortable and clearing a space in which you can move freely. Have some drinking water handy and some writing/drawing materials. You may also like to set a personal […]
Topic - 'Rhythm' Express your outer and inner perceptions through rhythm. Facilitated by Caroline Graley Explore a range of dance movement responses to both explicit music stimuli and implicit introceptive impulses within your own body without music. It will be helpful for participants to have two pens/pencils and paper handy or pastels if you have […]
Topic - The joyous ageing body Rediscovering the silliness and sensuality of the dancing body. Facilitated by Dr Pauline Manley We are told older women are invisible. But not to each other. So how can a space created for mature women facilitate the rediscovery of the joyous body, maybe only vaguely remembered from childhood? If […]
Topic - 'Rhythm 2' Move to the Groove Facilitated by Caroline Graley How does your body respond to different rhythms? How is musical information expressed through your moving body? Looking at body shape, movement patterns, accents, focus on body parts, and directional emphasis. Following from previous Rhythm session we will record our movement experience visually. […]
Topic - How Chiropractic care can benefit and how it can apply directly to dancers Facilitated by Danielle Tonkin Danielle Tonkin Danielle is a final-year chiropractic student intern from Macquarie University. She has a strong passion for education and the development of chiropractic as a global profession. As such she has been deeply involved […]
Topic - 'Exploring boundaries and expanding beyond' Facilitated by Melinda Licciardi Melinda has recently completed her clinical Dance Movement Therapy training with IDTIA and would like to take this opportunity to lean into an area of interest. She values the support of her learning community and would love to learn from the reflections offered by […]
The International Dance Therapy Institute of Australia Inc (IDTIA) has been offering long-term training and short courses in Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) since 1989. In November 2024, we will commence the 2 year IDTIA Clinical Training in Dance Movement Therapy (DMT CT) course. The Introductory course is a prerequisite for enrollment in the DMT CT […]
Topic - 'Finding Gold in unexpected places' Facilitated by Angela Kastanis As we have launched in Spring in the Southern Hemisphere, in this month's 'Dance and Move' our inspiration will be found in Nature. We will explore Resilence, Versatility and finding Gold in unexpected places. Preparing for your session: Please come prepared by wearing […]
The International Dance Therapy Institute of Australia Inc (IDTIA) has been offering long-term training and short courses in Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) since 1989. In November 2024, we will commence the 2 year IDTIA Clinical Training in Dance Movement Therapy (DMT CT) course. The Introductory course is a prerequisite for enrollment in the DMT CT […]
