Dance Movement Therapy
Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is the psychotherapeutic use of dance and movement to improve a person’s physical and mental wellbeing. The body and its non-verbal expression are explicitly used to promote health and wellness. DMT is used in a variety of settings with individuals who have social, emotional, cognitive, or physical concerns. Dance movement therapy can be conducted with individuals and groups.
Dance movement therapists help people to become aware of what is happening in their bodies and how this relates to feelings, emotions, thoughts, beliefs, and current or past relationships.
Through dance and movement, and by talking about their experiences, people can understand conscious or unconscious conflicts that create tension and illness.
You do not need to be a dancer or know how to dance the cha-cha-cha to benefit from this therapy.
Physically, dance therapy can provide exercise, improve mobility and muscle coordination, and reduce muscle tension. Emotionally, dance therapy enhances self-awareness, self-confidence, and interpersonal interaction, helps to gain insight, and is an outlet for communicating feelings.