The Nature of Ongoing Dance Engagement and Identity as a Dancer in the Identity and Professional Development of the Emerging Dance/Movement Therapist

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Gail Ross
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Dance Movement ◽  
Movement Therapist

Methods of Promoting Gender Development in Young Children Through Developmental Dance Rhythms

2017 ◽  
pp. 572-588
Author(s):  
Susan Loman
Keyword(s):  
Young Child ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Sexual Development ◽  
Gender Development ◽  
Dance Movement ◽  
Kestenberg Movement Profile ◽  
Clinical Observations ◽  
Movement Therapist ◽  
Two Stages

Lines of development can be traced back to the very young child. A sequence of motor development was outlined by Judith Kestenberg, the originator of the Kestenberg Movement Profile (KMP), which was based on clinical observations of children from birth through six years old. Two stages—the ‘inner-genital phase’ in the 3–4-year-olds, and the ‘outer-genital phase’ common amongst 4–6-year-olds—offer valuable insights about gender and sexual development in both boys and girls. A dance/movement therapist who understands the predictable phases associated with children’s movement, as well as gender development, will be able to promote wellbeing when working with both typically and atypically developing children. The use of developmentally supported rhythms are introduced as a vehicle through which dance/movement therapists and caregivers can attune with young children through dance, thus enhancing wellness.

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