Dance Movement Therapy
Association of Australasia
The Dance Movement Therapy Association of Australasia Incorporated (DTAA) is dedicated to serving people in our communities through the transformative power of Dance Movement Therapy:
Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) is the relational and therapeutic use of dance and movement to further the physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and cultural functioning of a person.
As the peak body for DMT in Australasia, the DTAA sets the standards for excellence in practice, training and research, and publishes a Register of qualified and experienced DMT professionals.
Our mission is to promote the growth, development, and recognition of this profession by connecting with allied health professionals, peer organisations, government bodies, education providers and the broader community. We warmly welcome you to join us on this journey.
“We dance from the moment our feet touch the Earth”
– Sharon Chaiklin
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Invitation to the DTAA South Australia Regional Gathering 2026
Sunday 14 June 2026
The DTAA warmly invites DTAA members from Adelaide and surrounding areas of South Australia to come together to move, connect, share and imagine.
We also welcome practising DMTs who are not currently DTAA members, DMT students, those considering training to become a dance movement therapist and those who would like to know more about dance movement therapy through embodied exploration.
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Developing Metaphors in Dance Movement Therapy
Saturday 27 June 2026
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 feel. 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.
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