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Martha Eddy's system of dance teaching, BodyMind Dancing ©, featured in Dance Teacher Magazine

When you mention the word “somatics,” it often conjures a delicious self-sensing nap on a cushy mat in a dimly lit room. Aimed at connecting mind and body, somatics first came to prominence in the 1970s, led by people like Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Emilie Conrad, Joan Skinner, Elaine Summers, Sondra Fraleigh and Judith Aston—all of whom also had backgrounds in dance. But while much that takes place in a dedicated somatics class is beneficial for dancers, dancing itself rarely enters the mix.

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• ContinuedA brief history of somatic practices and dance by Martha Eddy
• Practical Applications of BMC to Dance
• Spirituality at School
• Access to Somatics
• Somatic Practices and Dance:Global Influences
• Balanced Brain Makes a Balanced Person (English. Spanish)
• Somatic Movement Therapy with Children

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• Martha Eddy's system of dance teaching, BodyMind Dancing ©, is featured in Dance Teacher Magazine
• Dance Power and Difference
• The Interplay of Knowledge and Practice in Dance Teaching: What We Can Learn from a Non-Traditional Dance Teacher
• Somatics 101

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