Den Danske Danseterapiforening inviterer i samarbejde med Københavns Universitet til et seminar om danse- og bevægelsesterapi. 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.
FREDAG D. 2. OKTOBER KL. 12.00-19.00
ÅBNINGS DANS
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.
— ENGLISH —
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 ***
12.00 -13.00: Arrival and registration, Nørre Allé 53
12.45: Welcome Speech w/Helle Winther, Mette Ørbæk
13.00: Opening dance w/Lisa Sommer
13.30-15.00 Workshops – Nørre Allé 51
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, Nørre Allé, 53
Mapping the territory of dance movement therapy (DMT)
Heidrun Panhofer, Spain
20.00 Community dinner at 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
TICKETS:
https://dmt-impressions26.nemtilmeld.dk
ADDRESS:
University of Copenhagen
Department of Nutrition Exercise and Sports
Nørre Allé 51- 53
2200 København N
Denmark
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