Date of Award
5-2015
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
MS in Dance/Movement Therapy
Department
Dance/Movement Therapy Graduate Program
Abstract
Transformation of the self in belly dance occurs in the dance’s movements and in the aspects of rhythm, ritual, and connection. Through the development of awareness and embodiment in belly dance, the mover experiences physical, psychological, social, and spiritual growth. Practiced in individual and group settings, belly dance promotes self-‐awareness and self-‐expression, as well as the opportunity for the witnessing of one’s self-‐expression by a supportive community in a safe environment, and it is a pertinent method of leisure and performance art across gender, cultural, and socioeconomic boundaries.
Recommended Citation
Posey, Hillary Elise, "Transformation in Belly Dance: Movement, Rhythm, Ritual, and Connection" (2015). Dance/Movement Therapy Theses. 6.
https://digitalcommons.slc.edu/dmt_etd/6