My sister Lauren is a Dance Movement Psychotherapist working in Hereford. She practices a form of therapy which focuses on movement and the benefits dance and articulation by motion can have for everyone. She also runs a variety of dance classes for different ages.
For her new website I shadowed her through a series of sessions to capture her working: Caring for Finn, a disabled 10year-old full of character; Find Your Feet, a workshop for dementia sufferers; an after-school dance group for primary school kids; and a Zumba class. She also works with sufferers of alcohol abuse, severe metal health patients and orchestrates Jigsaw (a collaborative choreography group of able & non-able bodied dancers, who I have photographed performing on multiple occasions) among many other talents and efforts to numerous to list here!
Her work has a remarkable impact on those she dances with, cares for and supports. Aside from providing a safe environment to develop, grow and seek self-understanding, she produces an incredible gamut of emotional feedback from her dancers and clients. Find Lauren at Persoma Movement Practices: http://www.persoma.co.uk/ (New website coming soon).
As usual you also can view this set on Flickr
As always cutting criticism and comments via email (tomglendinning.photography@gmail.com) or facebook, are hugely helpful and welcome.
