PURPOSE

The purpose of Japan Dance Therapy Association (JADTA) is to develop communication among dance therapists and the people concerned with dance therapy, to inform the role and its techniques of dance therapy, and to promote dance therapy in mental health and the community-at-large.

ACTION

1.Newsletter(Japanese): We introduce the newest information of dance therapy. They are, domestic & Foreign topics, articles & references, and interview with special persons, and so on. (four times a year)
2.Regular Meeting : Lectures and workshops on special theme will be given. (every month)
3.Annual Conference : General meeting, Presentations of our studies and various workshops will be given.

Annual Conference 2009 in Osaka Date:September 5-6, 2009 Venue: OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND SPORT SCIENCES Special program: Some suggestions for understanding "Laban" Special talk: Dance therapy and Man Paper presentations and practice presentations. [conference content](PDF:Japanese)

PAPERS

[Papers and documents written in English will be added soon...]

PROFILE

JADTA is non-profit organization founded at Tokyo in 1992.
The number of members is 260 at present.
The qualification system for dancetherapist started in 1999, and two more qualifications, associate dancetherapist and dance therapy leader, started in 2005. The Japanese term "dancetherapist" has been our registered trademark since 2007.

The board of directors

Honorary president:

- Mieko Fuji (president of Mieko Fuji Contemporary Dance Institute)

President:

- Takane Hirai (professor of Nagoya University Of Arts And Sciences)

Vice-President:

- Yukiko Ohnuma (associate professor of Tohoku Fukushi University)

- Shoichi Machida (professor of Otsuma Women's University)

General Manager:

- Shoichi Machida

Editor in chief of Japanese Journal of Dance Therapy:

- Katsumi Yamanaka (professor of Nagoya University Of Arts And Sciences)

Commitee for dancetherapist certification:

- Yukiko Ohnuma

Commitee for dancetherapist qualification system:

- Yukari Sakiyama (lecturer of Mukogawa Women's University)

Newsletter editorial board:

- Jin Hoshino (medical doctor of Mori Hospital)

- Yukari Sakiyama (lecturer of Mukogawa Women's University)

- Shoichi Machida (professor of Otsuma Women's University)

Website Coordinator:

- Toshiharu Kasai (professor of Sapporo Gakuin University)

Advisor:

- Sharon Chaiklin (the second president of ADTA)

- Touru Iwashita (Butoh dancer of Sankaijuku: visiting professor of Kyoto University of Art and Design)