Abstract
The purpose of this study was to design, implement, and evaluate an experimental course investigating the effect of Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement (ATM) on students' self-image and its transference to concept related dance phrases, motif based improvisations, outside training and performance, and their daily lives. As a dancer and teacher, I wanted to understand more clearly how participants perceive Awareness Through Movement and how it affects their self-image. I wondered how this kind of work might be transferable. Would participants be able to integrate changes in movement, sensation, feeling and thought experienced during Awareness Through Movement lessons into concept related movement phrases, motif based improvisations, their outside training and performance, their way of learning, their daily lives? Participants practiced ATM lessons, concept related dance phrases and motif based improvisations. Data include entrance and exit questionnaires, journals, written summaries of the students' experience, field notes taken by the researcher, and videotapes of the sessions. Participants reported: an enhanced self-image; greater internal authority; transfer of experiences from ATM lessons to dance classes, other forms of movement training, and daily life; and recognition of the pedagogic model used within ATM and its potential effectiveness in dance training. A cross check of the various data sources corroborates these participant reports.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.