Synopses & Reviews
The essays in this dynamic compilation are a testament to dance as a healing art. Widely interdisciplinary in nature and written by women dancers from around the world, they illustrate a rich array of dance practices, cultures, and disciplines and show how this expressive therapy can be both empowering and exhilarating. The womens narratives all share a deep appreciation for the connection between mental, spiritual, and physical dimensions, offering dance as a transformative power of renewing and rebuilding that bond. Both personal and professional, the stories weave a vivid tapestry of lived experiences and insights, balance, and a community healed by dance.
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"A fascinating look into . . . the process of attaining some link to a spiritual source within various experiences of dance . . . inspiring to read . . . invites me to deepen my own participation in these discoveries. Impressive." Gary K. Bates, dancer, choreographer, educator
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"It is refreshing to read academic yet enjoyable experience-ed practice of dance as a sacred, healing process . . . should be a required textbook for all dance movement therapy courses." Kedzie Penfield, psychotherapist, movement analyst, educator
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"A testament to dance as a healing art. . . . Both personal and professional, the stories weave a vivid tapestry of lived experiences and insights, balance, and a community healed by dance." New Consciousness Review (August 2011)
About the Author
Johanna Leseho, PhD, is an associate professor at Brandon University and a certified laughter yoga instructor. She has studied dance most of her life and currently is a student teacher of Mandala Dance. Sandra McMaster, MEd, is a counselor at Brandon University, where she supports students with self-esteem and leadership workshops. She is a practitioner of Satir therapy, yoga, and other alternative and expressive healing therapies. She has studied Hakomi and numerous types of dance. They both live in Brandon, Manitoba.