Since 1966, ADTA and its members have pioneered the in-depth understanding of how the mind and body interact ... in sickness and in health.
ADTA promotes the use of dance and movement as powerful tools for mental and emotional health. ADTA maintains high standards for education, training, and professional practice for dance/movement therapists.
Nominations Open for Board of Directors positions
Click here to learn about open BOD positions and how to make a nomination
2012 ADTA Annual Conference
The ADTA is proud to be a participant in Arts Advocacy Day, a public awareness project of the American for the Arts, on Monday and Tuesday, April 16th - 17th. This is a collaboration with the other creative arts therapy organizations, the Society for Arts in Healthcare, and many other national entities. To see more on AAD, click on the logo to the left.
DMT Highlights
**We are trying to find out the DMT who is doing the following work in Korea. Please read this article and let us know! The first paragraph starts: Seoul: "To the tinkling of a piano and the shouts of an instructor, eight recent defectors from North Korea tried out yet another new experience Tuesday -- dance therapy."
Hear Donna Newman-Bluestein speak about the benefits of dance/movement therapy for people with dementia on Alzheimer's Speaks Radio at 64:24.
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