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psychology
40 posts
Mind – Body – Movement … Dance
By Ketevan Zazanashvili
First of all, I would like to clarify that mind is not the same as brain. While brain has a physical ‘body’, mind is absolutely abstract and non-material.
Dancing and Personality
Richard Gray introduces us to five personality types researchers exposed to the same music. How did they react and dance to it?
Do You Accept Yourself?
A Powerful Sport Psychology Strategy is Self-Acceptance. You overcome your stuff by accepting and bypassing it by concentrating on the job on hand focus on physical experiences rather than mental occupation.
Psychology of Training and Competitions
Comparing Dance and motorsport, is that possible? Mihail Radchenko talks about autopilot and psychomotor reactions
Existentialism – Aesthetics – Dance
It is the purpose of this article to sketch a theory of aesthetics that depends on the work of art occupying a crucial position
Creativity
We report here on an initial analysis of data collected in a lengthy ethnographic study of the making of a dance by a major choreographer and show how translating between different sensory modalities can help dancers and choreographer to be more creative.
Competition is bad for Motivation
Justin Coulson argues that competition can remove the motivation to enjoy the learning process, transferring it instead to other aspects such as the desire to win, damaging long-term commitment in the process.
Blocked by Performance Anxiety?
Information and advice for dealing with performance anxiety. By David Carbonell
How to Win Blackpool
By Anne Gleave In 2009 I was asked to lecture at the British National Congress with a title,…
The Psychology of Competing
The dancer who wants to compete well and be successful must find a driving purpose, and inspired reason for winning. He must have a goal. Richard Gleave shares some insights.