Overview

Presenting a rich mosaic of embodied contemporary narratives in spirituality and movement studies, this book explicitly studies the relationship between spirituality and the field of Somatic Movement Dance Education. It is the first scholarly text to focus on contemporary spirituality within the domain of dance and somatic movement studies. Dance, Somatics and Spiritualities brings together prominent authors and practitioners in order to elucidate how a wide range of sacred narratives/spiritualities are informing pedagogy, educational and therapeutic practice. As well as providing new insights and promoting creative/artistic awareness, this seminal text de-mystifies the spiritual/sacred and brings clarity and academic visibility to this largely uncharted and often misrepresented subject.

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Author:   Amanda Williamson (The Centre for Bio-Somatic Dance Movement Therapy and Coventry University, C-dare, UK) ,  Glenna Batson (Winston-Salem State University, USA) ,  Sarah Whatley (Coventry University, UK) ,  Rebecca Weber
Publisher:   Intellect
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9781783201785

ISBN 10:   1783201789
Pages:   500
Publication Date:   15 January 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction  Amanda Williamson, Glenna Batson and Sarah Whatley Part I: Moving Spiritualities – Amanda Williamson Chapter 1: Embodiment of Spirit: From Embryology to Authentic Movement as Embodied Relational Spiritual Practice – Linda Hartley Chapter 2: The Alchemy of Authentic Movement: Awakening Spirit in the Body – Tina Stromsted Chapter 3: Dancing in the Spirit of Sophia – Jill Hayes Chapter 4: Body Ensouled, Enacted and Entranced: Movement/Dance as Transformative Art – Daria Halprin Chapter 5: Dancing on the Breath of Limbs: Embodied Inquiry as a Place of Opening – Celeste Snowber Chapter 6: ‘Can They Dance?’: Towards a Philosophy of Bodily Becoming – Kimerer L. LaMothe Part II: Reflections on the Intersections of Spiritualities and Pedagogy – Sarah Whatley Chapter 7: Reflections on the Spiritual Dimensions of Somatic Movement Dance Education – Martha Eddy, Amanda Williamson and Rebecca Weber Chapter 8: Postmodern Spirituality? A Personal Narrative – Jill Green Chapter 9: Working Like a Farmer: Towards an Embodied Spirituality – Helen Poynor Chapter 10: Intimate to Ultimate: The Meta-Kinesthetic Flow of Embodied Engagement – Glenna Batson Chapter 11: Permission and the Making of Consciousness – Sondra Fraleigh Chapter 12: Conversations about the Somatic Basis of Spiritual Experiences – Sylvie Fortin, Ninoska Gomez, Yvan Joly, Linda Rabin, Odile Rouquet and Lawrence Smith Chapter 13: Inner Dance—Spirituality and Somatic Practice in Dance Technique, Choreography and Performance – Kathleen Debenham and Pat Debenham Chapter 14: This Indivisible Moment: A Meditation on Language, Spirit, Magic and Somatic Practice – Ray Schwartz Chapter 15: Global Somatics™ Process: A Contemporary Shamanic Approach – Suzanne River, interviewed by Kathleen Melin Part III: Cultural Immersions and Performance Excursions – Glenna Batson Chapter 16: Dancing N/om – Hillary Keeney and Bradford Keeney Chapter 17: Dancing with the Divine: Dance Education and the Embodiment of Spirit, from Bali to America – Susan Bauer Chapter 18: The Sacrum and the Sacred: Mutual Transformation of Performer and Site through Ecological Movement in a Sacred Site – Sandra Reeve Chapter 19: Dancing and Flourishing: Mindful Meditation in Dance-Making and Performing – Sarah Whatley and Naomi Lefebvre Sell Chapter 20: ‘What You Cannot Imagine’: Spirituality in Akram Khan’s Vertical Road – Jayne Stevens

Reviews

Academics and practitioners will find stimulation for related research projects in this substantial work, which also provides a basis for literary research for students in this field. --Fiona Bannon, Senior Lecturer in Dance in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds Academics and practitioners will find stimulation for related research projects in this substantial work, which also provides a basis for literary research for students in this field. --Fiona Bannon, Senior Lecturer in Dance in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds

Academics and practitioners will find stimulation for related research projects in this substantial work, which also provides a basis for literary research for students in this field. --Fiona Bannon, Senior Lecturer in Dance in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries, University of Leeds

Author Information

Amanda Williamson is a fellow at Chichester University and principal editor of the Journal of Dance, Movement and Spiritualties. Glenna Batson is professor emeritus of physiotherapy at Winston-Salem State University. Sarah Whatley is professor of dance at Coventry University and principal editor of the Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices. Rebecca Weber is a somatic movement dance educator lecturing at Temple University.

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