In Conversation with History Holders of the American Dance Therapy Association: Joanna G Harris

In this series of 15 videos, Dr. Jacelyn Biondo is joined in conversation by 16 first-generation dance therapists who have studied directly with the foundational practitioners and theorists of the professional field of dance therapy. In each conversation, these women share their stories and wisdom in their own words, passing their knowledge on to future generations. This archival video series was made possible by funding from the Marian Chace Foundation.
Joanna Gewertz Harris, Ph.D., DTR has taught, researched, and written about dance and dance therapy for well over 75 years. Growing up in New York City during and after WW II, she studies with the modern dancers at the YMCA (where she also learned folk dance), the New Dance Group, and the Duncan Dance Guild. With Pearl Primus, she learned African dance. She holds a BS degree from UW Madison, a MA degree from Mills College, and a Ph.D. (Theater Arts) from UC Berkeley, was a Fullbright Scholar in Great Britain (1979), and has taught dance therapy in Germany, Sweden, Denmark, and Taiwan. In the US she was on the faculty at UC Berkeley, Santa Cruz, and several Cal State Colleges. Currently, she teaches dance for senior women at the Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, Berkeley and reviews dance on “bayareastringer.com) Joanna is the author of “Beyond Isadora: Bay Area Dance, 1905-1985” and a forthcoming book, “Mece at my house, Berkeley and Beyond.” She has three children, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Joanna was the first editor of the Dance Therapy Journal and made a film about Mary Whitehouse.

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Ohhhh so inspiring and I agree we need to keep our own dance alive!!!

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Where can we get that Mary Whitehouse video ?

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nice