The Marian Chace Foundation of the ADTA
The Marian Chace Foundation of the American Dance Therapy Association is a non-profit organization established for the purposes of furthering educational, scientific, literary and artistic development of dance/movement therapy. It is supported solely by donations and any profits from publications. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law. Dance/movement therapy is a profession based upon mind body relationships. Concepts of dance and movement are used psycho-therapeutically in the process to further the emotional, cognitive, physical and spiritual integration of clients. Practitioners work with individuals of all ages and within a wide range of emotional and physical problems. The foundation supports a lecture series sponsoring scholars whose lectures are published in the American Journal of Dance Therapy. Also books, videos and grants to those doing research are all supported. These are intended to aid in increasing the body of knowledge of dance/movement therapy for both the public and those in the profession. Trustees: Jane Wilson Cathcart, President Lynn Koshland, Secretary Ann Lohn, Treasurer Susan Kleinman, Outreach Sharon Chaiklin, Past President Contact Information:Marian Chace Foundation5173 Phantom Ct.Columbia, MD 21044-1318 Email: [email protected]Phone and Fax upon request. Who Is Marian Chace?Marian Chace made use of the ancient role of dance as a healing art, and began developing it as a therapeutic modality in the 1940s and 1950s at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Washington, D.C. To Learn More, Click Here. Support the Marian Chace FoundationMarian Chace Foundation (501(c)3-tax deductible) Donations may be made to honor or memorialize someone. Include name, address of anyone to be notified of your donation. To donate, click here. Donations can be made by check, payable to the Marian Chace Foundation, and mailed to: Marian Chace FoundationAnn Lohn, Treasurer P.O. Box 254 Prior Lake, MN 55372
The Foundation’s Educational MissionA primary mission of the Foundation is education. The Foundation works to further educate those in the D-M-T profession as well as provide information to the general public and allied professionals.
View past MCF Lecture Series Speakers The Foundation’s Focus on ResearchIt is the policy of the Marian Chace Foundation to award grants in support of educational, scientific and literary projects that contribute to the body of knowledge of dance/movement therapy and are congruent with the mission of the Foundation. The amount of such grants is determined each year at the discretion of the Trustees based upon available funds and the nature of the project. An important focus of MCF is the support of research projects to better understand the process of dance/movement therapy with a variety of populations. Grants have been awarded for a variety of research projects. A sampling of studies include:
Useful resources: ADTA Research Committee |