Dance movement therapy seminar - Impressions from Europe

DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY SEMINAR

Impressions from Europe

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Fredag den 2. oktober 2026 kl. 12.00 –19.00. 

Den Danske Danseterapiforening inviterer i samarbejde med Københavns Universitet til et seminar om danse- og bevægelsesterapi den 2. Oktober. Seminaret afholdes i forbindelse med European Association for Dance Movement Therapy’s (EADMT) Generalforsamling.

Det vil være en fagligt inspirerende og oplevelsesorienteret dag med workshops, keynote-foredrag og mulighed for netværk og vidensudveksling på tværs af landegrænser.

Seminaret samler internationale undervisere og praktikere inden for Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) og giver deltagerne mulighed for at fordybe sig i kroppens intuitive visdom, relationelle dynamikker og bevægelsens terapeutiske potentiale i forhold til trivsel, identitet og psykologisk udvikling. Seminaret henvender sig til terapeuter, studerende, undervisere og andre fagprofessionelle med interesse for kropsbaserede og kreative terapiformer – samt alle, der ønsker at styrke deres forståelse af bevægelsens betydning for menneskers trivsel og udvikling. 

ÅBNINGSDANS

Lisa Sommer, Danseterapeut. Danmark

WORKSHOPS

Programmet byder på fire praktisk/teoretiske workshops, der hver især belyser centrale aspekter af danse- og bevægelsesterapeutisk praksis og forskning.

Alenka Lin Vrbančič Simonič, Danse- og bevægelsespsykoterapeut Slovenien, faciliterer workshoppen Travellers through time and space, hvor deltagerne gennem improvisation, rytme og rumlig opmærksomhed undersøger resiliens, identitet og relationel tilstedeværelse i en foranderlig verden.

Mette Ørbæk og Anette Bundgaard, Danse- og bevægelsespsykoterapeuter fra Institut for Danse- og Bevægelsesterapi i Danmark præsenterer workshoppen Emotions in Motion – The Dance Therapeutic Wave, hvor bevægelse anvendes som redskab til følelsesmæssig regulering, udtryk og integration i terapeutiske processer.

Elli Kita, Psykolog og danse- og bevægelsesterapeut, Grækenland, vil i workshoppen Playing with Polarities to Find Flow arbejde med spændingsfelter og polariteter i kroppen som vej til fleksibilitet, balance og flow i både personlige og relationelle processer.

Helle Winther, Lektor, Ph.d. samt danse- og bevægelsespsykoterapeut, Københavns Universitet guider workshoppen Letting in and letting go – Embracing the intuitive wisdom of the body. Her er der fokus på resonans, essentielle livstemaer, danseterapeutisk praksis samt den forskningsbaserede meditative metode: The Five Leadership Asanas. 

KEYNOTE FOREDRAG

Seminaret afsluttes med keynote foredrag ved Heidrun Panhofer, professor ved Autonomous University of Barcelona. Foredraget har titlen Mapping the territory of dance movement therapy (DMT).

Her præsenteres nyere perspektiver på Dance Movement Therapy som et tværdisciplinært psykoterapeutisk felt i krydsfeltet mellem neurovidenskab, psykologi, antropologi og kropsorienteret terapi.

Oplægget belyser blandt andet betydningen af interkorporelle og relationelle dynamikker i terapeutisk forandring samt forskning i DMT’s effekt i arbejdet med psykiatriske tilstande.

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DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY SEMINAR

Impressions from Europe

Friday, October 2nd, 2026, 12:00–19:00

The Danish Dance Movement Therapy Association, in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen, invites you to a seminar on dance movement therapy on October 2. The seminar is held in connection to the general assembly of the European Association for Dance Movement Therapy (EADMT).

It will be an inspiring and experience‑oriented professional day featuring workshops, keynote presentations, and opportunities for networking and knowledge exchange across borders. 

The seminar brings together international teachers and practitioners in Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) and offers participants the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the body’s intuitive wisdom, relational dynamics, and the therapeutic potential of movement in supporting well-being, identity, and psychological development. The seminar is intended for therapists, students, educators, and other professionals interested in body-based and creative therapeutic approaches – as well as anyone wishing to deepen their understanding of the role of movement in human development, relationships, and well-being.

OPENING DANCE

Lisa Sommer, Dance Movement Therapist. Denmark

WORKSHOPS

The programme includes four experiential workshops, each highlighting central aspects of Dance Movement Therapy practice:

Alenka Lin Vrbančič Simonič, Dance Movement Psychotherapist from Slovenia facilitates the workshop Travellers through time and space, where participants explore resilience, identity, and relational presence through improvisation, rhythm, and spatial awareness in a changing world.

Mette Ørbæk and Anette Bundgaard, Dance Movement Psychotherapists from the Institute of Dance Movement Therapy Denmark present the workshop Emotions in Motion – The Dance Therapeutic Wave, where movement is explored as a tool for emotional regulation, expression, and integration within therapeutic processes.

Elli Kita, Psychologist and Dance Movement Therapist from Greece, leads the workshop Playing with Polarities to Find Flow, which explores how tensions and polarities in the body can serve as pathways toward flexibility, balance, and flow in both personal and relational processes.

Helle Winther, Associate Professor, PhD and dance movement psychotherapist from University of Copenhagen facilitates the workshop Letting In and Letting Go – Embracing the Intuitive Wisdom of the Body, focusing on resonance, essential life themes, dance movement therapy practice, and the research‑based meditative method The Five Leadership Asanas.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Heidrun Panhofer professor from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Director and founder of the Master's in Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) at the Department of Clinical Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, since 2003. 

Delivers the seminar’s concluding keynote presentation titled Mapping the Territory of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT). It offers recent perspectives on Dance Movement Therapy as an interdisciplinary psychotherapeutic field situated at the intersection of neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, and body‑oriented therapy. 

The presentation highlights the importance of intercorporeal and relational dynamics in therapeutic change, as well as current research on the effectiveness of DMT in addressing psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurodegenerative conditions. 

PROGRAMME

Friday Oct. 2nd. 2026

12.00 Arrival and registration,
Nørre Allé 53

12.45 Welcome Speach
Helle Winther, Mette Ørbæk

13.00 Opening dance
Lisa Sommer

13.30-15.00 Workshops

Workshop 1. Travellers through time and space
Alenka Lin Vrbančič Simonič, Slovenia

Workshop 2. Emotions in Motion – The Dance Therapeutic Wave
Mette Ørbæk & Anette Bundgaard, Denmark

15:00 -15:15: Break

15:15 -16.45 Workshops

Workshop 3. Playing with Polarities to Find Flow.
Elli Kita, Greece

Workshop 4. Letting in and letting go - Embracing the intuitive wisdom of the body. Helle Winther, Denmark

16.45 - 17.30: Break

17.30-19.00 Keynote presentation
Mapping the territory of dance movement therapy (DMT)
Heidrun Panhofer, Spain

20.00 Community dinner
At a local Nørrebro restaurant (self payed - sign up necessary)

PRICES:

Whole workshop day incl. keynote:

Regular price: 100 Euro / 750 DKkr

EADMT Delegates/deputies: 80 Euro / 600 DKkr

Keynote presentation only:

Regular price 20 Euro / 150 DKkr

ADDRESS: 

University of Copenhagen
Department of Nutrition Exercise and Sports

Registration

Nørre Allé 53, 2200 Kbh N

Workshops

Nørre Allé 51, 2200 Kbh N

Keynote presentation