Developing Metaphors in Dance Movement Therapy
Presented by: Elizabeth Connor Kelly (MA, BC-DMT, LPC , DTAA (Professional DMT &Clinical Supervisor) )
Hosted by: DTAA
This workshop will offer two developed experiential explorations to look at image and metaphor creation. The first
practice after an initial warm up will be to brainstorm body part metaphors e.g. standing on your own two
feet. Next participants will be in dyads or triads and explore two to three of these in movement and dance
first literally and then allowing these to develop. Finally they will discover a phrase to share with the larger
community and if there is time we will dance these together as a large group. We will discuss how this
might apply in clinical settings. The second experiential involves half the group dancing/moving together
will the other half make marks on a piece of paper. All participates will make marks on the paper and turn
it into an image. In dyads (one from the moving group and one from the witnessing group) will then tell a
story or fairytale to the partner. The first part of the discussion will elucidate how moving/dancing
together has layers of images and metaphors and then a discussion about how this applies in clinical
settings.
Hosted by: DTAA
This workshop will offer two developed experiential explorations to look at image and metaphor creation. The first
practice after an initial warm up will be to brainstorm body part metaphors e.g. standing on your own two
feet. Next participants will be in dyads or triads and explore two to three of these in movement and dance
first literally and then allowing these to develop. Finally they will discover a phrase to share with the larger
community and if there is time we will dance these together as a large group. We will discuss how this
might apply in clinical settings. The second experiential involves half the group dancing/moving together
will the other half make marks on a piece of paper. All participates will make marks on the paper and turn
it into an image. In dyads (one from the moving group and one from the witnessing group) will then tell a
story or fairytale to the partner. The first part of the discussion will elucidate how moving/dancing
together has layers of images and metaphors and then a discussion about how this applies in clinical
settings.
Date:
Saturday 27 June 2026
Time:
10.00am to 1.00pm AEST
Saturday 27 June 2026
Time:
10.00am to 1.00pm AEST
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