Integrative
Dance
MY FAVORITE QUOTES
“
Moving with spirit taught me all I know. And all I know is that ecstatic movement
is empowering and healing. My method, my shamanic madness, comes not from books,
but from living and dancing. “ –Gabrielle Roth
“Movement is the body’s mother tongue, a powerful and universal
language. Made conscious and creative, movement is a language for the body and
soul to speak through, a bridge to the interior world of self and between self
and the world; it is a way to build bridges and begin dialogues with the separated
parts.”
–Daria Halprin (Foundations of Exp Arts Therapy, ch 7 p
134)
“The permission to dance with passion and to dance forever jolted me from
unconscious inertia and self conscious imitation to the intuitive dance of my
soul. In this dance nobody knew the steps, not even me. As soon as I commited
myself to simply moving, letting the inside flow out, I eliminated the need
to live up to forms, to expectations created by someone else. I entered the
realm of ecstatic dance. “ –Gabrielle Roth (p11)
“Your
body is the ground metaphor of your life, the expression of your existence.
It is your Bible, your encyclopedia, your life story. “ –G.R.
“I went to church but God wasn’t there;
I said everyobody’s prayers
Till something deep inside me cried,
“I need the beat to be satisfied.”
I got off my knees and on my feet
Took my rock ’n’ roll prayers back on the street
I gotta dance,
Gotta dance. –Gabrielle Roth
“Movement experienced and explored with awareness, where the creative
process and self- discovery are the intention, allows the three levels through
which we experience and form our lives (physical, emotional, and mental) to
become consciously reconnected with eachother. “ –Daria Halprin
(ch 7 p136)
ARTICLES
Dance Therapy By, Barbara Boughton
Trance Dance By, Wilbert Alix
LINKS
Core Connection - An Integrative dance form by Eva Vigran
Tamalpa- training in the Halprin Life/Art Process
Gabrielle Roth & the 5 Rhythms
Moving on Center- school for participatroy arts & somatic research
American Dance Therapy Association