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How to Dance in Ohio is a musical with music by Jacob Yandura, lyrics and book by Rebekah Greer Melocik. It was adapted from the 2015 documentary of the same name . The musical focuses on a group of autistic young adults preparing to attend a Spring Formal dance organized by their counselor, Dr. Amigo.
Dance/movement therapy (DMT) in USA [1] and Australia [2] or dance movement psychotherapy (DMP) in the UK [3] is the psychotherapeutic use of movement and dance to support intellectual, emotional, and motor functions of the body. [4] As a modality of the creative arts therapies, DMT looks at the correlation between movement and emotion. [5]
How to Dance in Ohio is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Alexandra Shiva. The film follows a group of autistic young adults in Columbus, Ohio preparing for their first spring formal. With guidance from their group counselor, Dr. Emilio Amigo, the group spends 12 weeks practicing their social skills in preparation for the dance.
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“I wanted to line dance at least once a week to honor her,” said Peterson, 32. “It reawakened a joy in me. It became therapy for me.” She invited Devin J. Butler, a fitness trainer and ...
American Dance Therapy Association is the only organization solely dedicated to the growth and enhancement of the profession of dance/movement therapy (DMT). It was founded in 1966 [1] by Marian Chace, Elissa Queyquep White, Claire Schmais, and several practitioners from across the United States.
Schoop developed what she called body-ego technique, which used movement to help draw patients out of isolation and help them to respond to, rather than shrink from, human contact. [8] Schoop impacted countless people and is known as one of the founders of dance/movement therapy, based on the dance/movement therapy created by C.G.Jung in 1916.
She was a dancer, physical therapist, cross-cultural scholar and pioneer in the field of dance/movement therapy. A Renaissance woman who enjoyed weaving disciplines together, she was always ready to investigate movement in a variety of fields—including child development, ethnic dances, nonverbal communication and physical rehabilitation.