2. Much of our interaction w/ the everyday life
is established through
• PERCEPTION and
• MOVEMENT
Physical abilities are essential to
successful learning because they allow the
person to meet the physical demands of
the environment.
3. Newell C. Kephart
- considered movement the basis of intellectual
development, and the inadequate development
of certain motor skills may tend to inhibit the
development of succeeding, more complex
skills.
4. Special Children have higher incidence of :
• VISION
• HEARING
• and NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS
They exhibit poorer:
• PHYSICAL and
• MOTOR ABILITIES
5. Has difficulty in:
• LOCOMOTION
• POOR COORDINATION
• INVOLUNTARY and
• SPORADIC MOVEMENTS
• UNEVEN ENERGY EXPENDITURE and
• LIMITED MOVEMENT REPERTOIRES
6. No concept of:
• LEFT and RIGHT
• POOR SPATIAL ORIENTATION
• ATTENTION DISORDER
• and IMMATURE BODY IMAGE
7. Central Problems w/c occur as result of
concomitant w/ distortions in body image occur at
3 LEVELS OF PERSONALITY:
1. Defects in the sense of identity.
2. Misconceptions in self-perception and
interpretation of the attitudes and reactions to
others.
3. Relative immobilizations, rigidities, and tensions
in parts of the body or in an overall diminished
body tone. Has no complete awareness of their
bodies, nor manage integration of the body parts.
8. Some special children remain on pre-verbal
level, NONVERBAL TECHNIQUES such as
Dance Therapy is needed to reach and
activate them. It is recognized as one of the
best ways to help children learn how to
communicate. Therapeutically to awaken and
revitalize body. reestablish a sense of trust in
oneself and others, aid in resocialization and
group participation and provide an outlet for
discharge of tension and hostilation.
9. To dance is to discover a “new world of
sensory awareness”. Awareness of
movement is made possible by
“kinesthetic sense”. Dance alone among
arts engages the total physical being, and
in so doing, makes an art object of the
self.
10. - It is defines as psychotherapeutic use of
movement as a process that furthers the
emotional and physical integration of the
individual.
- Dance techniques as dance therapy id used as
a heightening of movement beyond the
boundaries of ordinary motor activity.
11. 3 Major Assumptions concerning its practice
(Schamais):
1. Movement reflects personality.
2. The relationship established between the
therapist and patient through movement
supports and enables behavioral change.
3. Significant changes occur on the movement
level that can affect total functioning.
12. • Dance Therapy “BUILDS”
• both sequentially and developmentally
from sensory awareness
• to body parts awareness
• to sense of self
• To movement dynamics
• To loco-motor movement
• To expressive movements
13. • It utilizes the inherent power of movement to
open a channel of expression and
communication for the patient for the patient
through rhythms, music improvisation, and
other simulation techniques
