But Turnage, a charismatic “ambassador” for movement and posture who has been dancing all her life, does not give up easily. Give her a few minutes, and everyone in the room will be moving. “Dance is ...

With a runway of smoking-hot coals laid out before them, residents in San Pedro Manrique, Spain, steel themselves as thousands of onlookers cheer them on. The crowd roars when they walk across the ...

Dance isn't only a means of physical activity—it is an art form that can reflect cultural identity, often representing the history, traditions and values of different communities. Case Western Reserve ...

Betty*, who started therapy for help with her self-confidence, told me that she had been invited by a friend to go dancing. “I don’t know how to dance,” she said. “I’m afraid I’ll embarrass both of us ...

Dance movement therapy is a psychotherapeutic tool that may improve wellness. Proponents recommend this intervention on the basis that the body and mind interconnect, meaning that anything that ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The emerging field of dance neuroscience is finding that dance, with its multifaceted demands, engages the mind as intensively as the body. A scene from “Epiphany Machine” at ...

You might think it's an easy question to answer. It isn't. Not for me. It took a whole book! Seven chapters! Yet it is also true that themes of those chapters spiral around one another, forming a ...