The benefits of dance/movement therapy as a psychotherapeutic intervention are well-established. The American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA), founded in 1966, is a professional organization dedicated to the profession of dance/movement therapy. Dance/movement therapy (DMT) uses movement to "further the emotional, cognitive, physical and social integration of the individual." Through movement, DMT can help individuals with a wide range of psychological disorders achieve greater self-expression.
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47th Annual ADTA Conference 2012
Exploring Vistas and Soaring to New Heights: DMT 2012 and Beyond
October 11 - 14, 2012
Albuquerque, New Mexico
ADTA Conference Brochure 2012
New: Suzi Tortora Pre-Conference Seminar on Wednesday
Any Movement Can be a Dancing Movement
Dance/Movement Therapist Suzi Tortora’s studio encourages children to tell their stories through dance
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United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets victims of human trafficking in Kolkata with ADTA member, Sohini Chakraborty, founder of Kolkata Sanved. Chakraborty told Secretary Clinton how dance/movement therapy helped the girls.
Click photo for article. Click to view Healing Pain through Dancing article.
Donna Newman-Bluestein, Public Relations Chair is featured in Preserving Your Memory Magazine by the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, Spring 2012 By Cari Jackson Let Me See You Move. Click picture to read article starting on page 22.
ADTA thanks the MARIAN CHACE FOUNDATION for grant funds that contributed to the development of this website!
In the United States of America, the following are registered under the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as service marks, registered marks or certification marks of the American Dance Therapy Association: ADTA®, R-DMT® (Registered-Dance/Movement Therapist), and BC-DMT® (Board Certified-Dance/Movement Therapist).
