About

Dance therapy, or dance/movement therapy (DMT), as defined by the American Dance Therapy Association, is “the psychotherapeutic use of movement as a process which furthers the emotional, social, cognitive, and physical integration of the individual.” (www.adta.org) People seeking psychotherapy often turn to verbal therapists; dance/movement therapists  work in both the verbal and nonverbal realms using [...]

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DVD

Moving Stories
: Portraits of Dance/Movement Therapy is a stylistically engaging video that depicts the essence of the use of movement as a therapeutic intervention.
It captures the grace, awkwardness, pain and joy in the creative artistry of ordinary people lovingly invited to move together by skilled and caring therapists. This is a DVD that Dance/Movement Therapists will be [...]

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Our Mission

The New York State Chapter of the American Dance Therapy Association (NYSADTA) is a state division of the national American Dance Therapy Association (www.adta.org). The chapter is dedicated to promoting professional practice and providing resources for dance/movement therapy professionals while increasing public awareness of dance/movement therapy as a licensed profession in New York State. The chapter adheres [...]

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Come to our next workshop!

Get (‘Em)Bodied: A Hip Hop Psychology Workshop on Hip Hop Dance/Urban Therapeutic Dance

Presenters, Lauren M Gardner, MSW, PHD and DMT alternate route student and Debangshu Roychoudhury MA, PHD student will facilitate HIP HOP PSYCHOLOGY – an experiential workshop on hip hop psychology and dance. They will also present a theoretical framework and begin the workshop with a DANCE and RAP performance!

THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012

TIME: 5:45 to 8 PM

LOCATION: GIBNEY DANCE CENTER

890 Broadway (between E19th and E20th) 5th Floor, NY

STUDENTS $20 MEMBERS $30 NON-MEMBERS $40 

Any inquiries please contact: msadance@gmail.com

Note: CE’s available

In a review of the 2005 documentary RIZE, Diane Duggan wrote:

“Krumping was created by its practitioners to meet their social, emotional and spiritual needs. As dance/movement therapists we have much to learn from this art form that is of the people, by the people, and for the people. It is an affirmation of the human spirit and a reminder of the power of dance to transform people’s lives and touch the divine that is within us all.”

Blog

  • Board

    The New Board

    Dear New York creative arts therapy community, Please accept this letter as an introduction to the new NYS-ADTA Board of Directors:  Cara A. Gallo, President, Deniz Oktay, Vice-president, George Jagatic, Treasurer, Marie McKenna Aguirre, Programming, Renee Ortega, Public Relations, Laura Raffa, Fundraising, Debbie Stone, IT, Jennifer Daniels, Recording Secretary, Stephanie Gail Ross, Corresponding Secretary, Gianna [...]

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  • Marina

    Marina Abramavic & Witnessing

    Last spring I had the opportunity to see The Artist is Present, a new work at the MOMA by performance artist, Marina Abramavic. The piece involved a taped off square in the atrium, surrounded by lights and a camera crew. Within the square, Marina sat in a simple, wooden chair. Across from her was an [...]

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  • Dancing

    Transitioning from Student to Professional

    by Karin Nadler Just the other day, I was shopping for last minute Halloween accessories at Party City. I made a left out of the store and started walking west on 14th Street. My friends were laughing at me because they could not believe how excited I was simply because we were walking past Pratt. [...]

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