EPISODE · Apr 5, 2022 · 1H 17M
Ep 183. Gitza: Dance Movement Therapy
from Belly Dance Life · host Iana Komarnytska
Gitza is a Mexican dancer, internationally renowned teacher, choreographer and artistic director, who started practicing Middle-Eastern dances in 2006. She is currently the director of the Gitza dance school, and the Raqs Sahira dance company. Her vision for belly dance is influenced by psychology and dance therapy. With these disciplines, she has developed tools for teaching dance in a creative and experimental way, always investigating personal experience as the main engine for creation and interpretation.In this episode you will learn about:- The concept of the dance movement therapy- How the classes on dance movement therapy work- Incorporating dance movement therapy into belly dance classes- Common phycological patterns among belly dance students - Pregnancy experience as a belly dancer.Show Notes to this episode:Find information on how you can support Ukraine and Ukrainian belly dancers HERE.Follow Gitza via FB, Instagram, Youtube and website.Follow Iana on Instagram, FB, and Youtube . Check out her online classes and intensives at the Iana Dance Club.Podcast: www.ianadance.com/podcast
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Gitza is a Mexican dancer, internationally renowned teacher, choreographer and artistic director, who started practicing Middle-Eastern dances in 2006. She is currently the director of the Gitza dance school, and the Raqs Sahira dance company. Her vision for belly dance is influenced by psychology and dance therapy. With these disciplines, she has developed tools for teaching dance in a creative and experimental way, always investigating personal experience as the main engine for creation and interpretation.
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