"Movement is a basic form of communication that provides us with opportunities for socialization, the development of community and the experience of expressing our aliveness and our innermost thoughts and feelings." - Nana Koch In this ADTA Talk, Nana Koch, board certified dance/movement therapist, licensed creative arts therapist and award-winning educator, introduces the viewer to the profession of dance/movement therapy, its history, and describes an approach to group work. Nana Koch, Ed.D, BC-DMT, LCAT, NCC, LPC, CMA is a board certified dance movement therapist, licensed creative arts therapist and educator. Nana studied with pioneering dance therapist Liljan Espenak in one of the earliest courses she offered at Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospital/Mental Retardation Clinic. Since Espenak’s passing, Nana has been the sole practitioner teaching her system of psychomotor therapy. She has worked with a range of clinical populations including children and adolescents with developmental delays and adolescents and adults with affective disorders, psychosis and/or addictions. Additionally, Nana has taught dance/movement training courses in New York, Costa Rica, India and China. Currently, Nana is an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Health, Physical Education and Movement Science at Long Island University-Post. She is the former coordinator of the Hunter College Dance/Movement Therapy Masters Program, the former Chair of the American Dance Therapy Association's (ADTA) Sub-Committee for Approval of Alternate Route Courses, the former chair of ADTA’s Credentials Committee and she was a member of ADTA’s Approval Committee (for graduate coursework). She is now on ADTA’s Alternate Route Educators Subcommittee. Nana is the author of several dance therapy articles appearing in the American Journal of Dance Therapy. Additionally, her interviews of three dance/movement therapists formed the basis for the dialogue used in the film produced by the New York Chapter of ADTA entitled "Moving Stories: Portraits of Dance/Movement Therapy" available here: http://nysadta.org/dvd/ In 2012, Nana was awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award by the American Dance Therapy Association. In 2011 she was honored with the Amazing Person Award from the Higher Education/Professional Preparation Section of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. In 2009 she was named Higher Education Teacher of the Year by the Nassau Zone of the same organization. To learn more about dance/movement therapy, please visit the American Dance Therapy Association website: http://www.adta.org

http://eadmt.com/ | Documentary "Resilient Lives: Building Strength Through Dance Movement Therapy" about Dance Movement Therapy and European Association Dance Movement Therapy. Filmed during the 1st European Association Dance Movement Therapy Conference "Resilience within a Changing World" September 26– 27, 2014 | Riga, Latvia Organised by European Association Dance Movement Therapy in co-operation with Rīga Stradiņš University Arts Therapy Programme & the Latvian Dance Movement Therapy Association Made possible by the generous and kind support from the EADMT community and all the crowdfunding campaign contributors. Thank You all! Featuring six DMT professionals in conversation about Dance Movement Therapy and 20 years of European Association Dance Movement Therapy. Finding the right words, pioneering the mindful movement, embracing doubts and moving forward together. Professor Dr Helen Payne, PhD Penelope A.Best, PGCE, MCAT, SrDMP Richard Coaten, PhD Dr Iris Brauninger, PhD Dr Vincenzo Puxeddu, PhD Irina Biryukova, BC-DMT, CAGS Director & Producer: Kate Pavula Executive Producer: Jeanette MacDonald Director of Photography: Toms Taukulis Project Initiator & Interviewer: Julia Morozova, EADMT Video © 2014-2017 EADMT Music © Blue Dot Sessions (licensed) Finnish subtitles & translation: Marja Cantell, Liisa Jaakonaho, Taija Kuula, Sini-Maria Tuomivaara ___ Dance Movement Therapy (DMT), also known as Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) or Movement Psychotherapy in the UK, offers individuals of all ages and abilities a space to explore what drives them, assisting people to develop self-awareness and sensitivity to others and also to find a pathway to feeling more comfortable in their own skin. Read more: http://eadmt.com/?action=article&id=22 EADMT Film website: http://eadmt.com/?action=article&id=79 Help us translate the film! Contribute subtitles in Your language directly to the video: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?ref=share&v=69WdcJGI4dA

For a full list of credits, please see the end of the video. / Vous trouverez une liste complète des références au générique de la vidéo. This video was created to support the goals of Ontario Dances. Ontario Dances is a program of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC). In 2013, the Ontario Arts Council will celebrate 50 years of support to the hundreds of artists and arts organizations across the province. Among these are the dance organizations, dancers and choreographers who produce and create in Ontario. OAC support helps ensure that dance lovers throughout the province have access to their work. The Ontario Arts Council would like to thank all of the performers who shared their passion for dancing in the making of this video. Produced for the Ontario Arts Council by / Produit pour le Conseil des arts de l'Ontario par Gloria Ui Young Kim Director and Producer / réalisatrice et productrice Kristin Somborac Producer / productrice Daniel Grant Cinematography / cinématographie Alex Mine Original Music / musique originale Katie Chipperfield Editor / montage Cette vidéo a été créée pour appuyer les objectifs d'Ontario danse. Ontario danse est un programme du Conseil des arts de l'Ontario (CAO). En 2013, le Conseil des arts de l'Ontario fêtera ses 50 ans d'aide aux centaines d'artistes et d'organismes artistiques de la province. Parmi eux figurent les organismes de danse, les danseurs et les chorégraphes qui produisent et créent des œuvres en Ontario. L'aide du CAO garantit à tous les amateurs de danse de la province l'accès à ces œuvres. Le Conseil des arts de l'Ontario tient à remercier tous les interprètes qui ont partagé leur passion pour la danse dans cette vidéo.