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Nov
18
Lectures & Workshops

Book Signing (New York, NY)

  • Friday, November 18, 2005
  • 5:00 PM 7:30 PM
  • 520 8th Avenue New York, NY, 10018 United States (map)
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Book Signing
November 18, 2005, 7:00 to 9:30 PM
520 Eighth Ave. 16th Floor - Studio 16T, New York City, NY

Suzi Tortora
Laban Institute of Movement Studies (LIMS) Fall Networking Event

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Laban Institute of Movement Studies (LIMS) Fall Networking Event (New York, NY)
Nov
18
Lectures & Workshops

Laban Institute of Movement Studies (LIMS) Fall Networking Event (New York, NY)

  • Friday, November 18, 2005
  • 5:00 PM 7:30 PM
  • 20 8th Avenue New York, NY, 10014 United States (map)
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The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children

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Nov
17
Lectures & Workshops

The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children to Enhance Social-Emotional Development (Hastings-on-Hudson, NY)

  • Thursday, November 17, 2005
  • 5:00 PM 7:30 PM
  • Hastings-on-Hudson (map)
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The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children to Enhance Social-Emotional Development.

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Nov
5
to Nov 6
Lectures & Workshops

Book Signing (Washington, DC)

  • Sat, Nov 5, 2005 9:15 AM Sun, Nov 6, 2005 9:45 PM
  • Hilton Washington Hotel (map)
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Book Signing
November 5, 2005 11:15 – 11:45 AM
Hilton Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Suzi Tortora
Zero to Three Pre-Institute, Keeping Babies on the Map
Paul H. Brookes Publishers booth

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Zero to Three's, 20th National Training Institute, NTI (Washington, DC)
Nov
4
to Nov 6
Lectures & Workshops

Zero to Three's, 20th National Training Institute, NTI (Washington, DC)

  • Fri, Nov 4, 2005 2:00 PM Sun, Nov 6, 2005 4:00 PM
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Keeping Babies On The Map: Progressive Policies, Cutting-edge Research, and Innovative Practice

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Nov
3
Lectures & Workshops

Nurturing Multi-sensory Development in Infancy and Childhood (Washington, DC)

  • Thursday, November 3, 2005
  • 10:00 AM 4:00 PM
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This presentation will demonstrate how the nonverbal component of multi-sensory experience influences the attachment relationship, including the nonverbal messages that occur through touch.

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American Dance Therapy Association 40th Annual Conference American Rhythms/International Rhythms (Nashville, TN)
Oct
28
Lectures & Workshops

American Dance Therapy Association 40th Annual Conference American Rhythms/International Rhythms (Nashville, TN)

  • Friday, October 28, 2005
  • 9:00 AM 10:00 AM
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Forum on Early Childhood Settings: Sixth gathering.
The science and method of using multi-sensory techniques along the healing journey.

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Oct
27
to Oct 28
Lectures & Workshops

Book Signing (Nashville, TN)

  • Thu, Oct 27, 2005 10:45 PM Fri, Oct 28, 2005 12:00 AM
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American Dance Therapy Association 40th Annual Conference; American Rhythms/International Rhythms.

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Oct
24
Lectures & Workshops

Emotions in Motion: Infants, Young Children & Parents Dancing with Feelings (Ann Arbor, MI)

  • Monday, October 24, 2005
  • 12:00 PM 1:00 PM
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The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Power of Movement to Support
Communication & Attachment with Young Children & Families

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Autism One Radio with Patricia Lemer (Radio Interview)
Oct
23
Lectures & Workshops

Autism One Radio with Patricia Lemer (Radio Interview)

  • Sunday, October 23, 2005
  • 6:00 PM 6:30 PM
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Dr. Tortora discusses how she works with children along the Autistic Spectrum.

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Oct
23
Lectures & Workshops

Book Signing (Ann Arbor, MI)

  • Sunday, October 23, 2005
  • 3:00 PM 4:00 PM
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Suzi Tortora signing her book Emotions in Motion: Infants, Young Children & Parents Dancing with Feelings

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Jul
30
Lectures & Workshops

Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma | The use of nonverbal movement analysis during the lab visits (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

  • Saturday, July 30, 2005
  • 12:30 PM 1:30 PM
  • Rio de Janeiro (map)
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Anni Bergman, Sally Moskowitz, Rita Reiswig, and K. Mark Sossin. Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma; What we have learned in our work with mothers and infants affected by the trauma of 9/11. New Developments in Psychoanalysis.

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Bankstreet College of Education | 18th Annual June Infancy Institute, Toddlers, Families: Supporting their Growth (New York, NY)
Jun
23
Lectures & Workshops

Bankstreet College of Education | 18th Annual June Infancy Institute, Toddlers, Families: Supporting their Growth (New York, NY)

  • Thursday, June 23, 2005
  • 8:30 PM 9:30 PM
  • Bank Street College (map)
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Exploring Children's Love of Movement

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Bankstreet College of Education | Exploring Children's Love of Movement from Typical to Atypical Development (New York, NY)
Jun
22
Lectures & Workshops

Bankstreet College of Education | Exploring Children's Love of Movement from Typical to Atypical Development (New York, NY)

  • Wednesday, June 22, 2005
  • 7:00 AM 1:15 PM
  • Bank Street College (map)
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Exploring Children's Love of Movement from Typical to Atypical Development

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Jun
21
Lectures & Workshops

Depot Theater | Our Dancing Bodies Through Rhythm & Music (Garrison, NY)

  • Tuesday, June 21, 2005
  • 9:30 PM 10:30 PM
  • Depot Theater (map)
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Our Dancing Bodies Through Rhythm & Music
June 21 & 22, 2003
Depot Theater, Garrison, NY

Integration dance performance including children and adults

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May
19
Lectures & Workshops

Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma: What we have learned in our work with mothers and infants affected by the trauma of 9/11 (New York, NY)

  • Thursday, May 19, 2005
  • 6:00 PM 7:00 PM
  • New York Academy of Medicine (map)
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Suzi Tortora talks about the use of nonverbal movement analysis in the treatment of women
pregnant and widowed on 9-11.

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Grand Rounds at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) May 11, 2005 (Pittsburgh, PA)
May
11
Lectures & Workshops

Grand Rounds at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) May 11, 2005 (Pittsburgh, PA)

  • Wednesday, May 11, 2005
  • 9:00 PM 10:00 PM
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (map)
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Grand Rounds at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC)

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Apr
19
Lectures & Workshops

Postgraduate Training Program of Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (New York)

  • Tuesday, April 19, 2005
  • 9:00 PM 10:00 PM
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Suzi Tortora will hold a guest lecture at the Postgraduate Training Program of Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services

 

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Feb
9
Lectures & Workshops

National Press Conference (Washington, DC)

  • Wednesday, February 9, 2005
  • 6:30 AM 7:30 AM
  • The National Press Club (map)
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Dr Tortora will be discussing her work and upcoming book: The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children

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A&E National TV| Breakfast with the Arts (TV Interview)
Jan
30
Lectures & Workshops

A&E National TV| Breakfast with the Arts (TV Interview)

  • Sunday, January 30, 2005
  • 6:00 AM 8:00 AM
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Suzi Tortora's dance therapy work will be featured on A&E national TV. Her segment will be during 9-10 AM (EST).

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From infancy onward, kids use movement to express needs, preferences, overwhelm, joy, and connection. 

Whether it’s the bounce of excitement when they see you or the way they turn away when they’ve had enough — movement is language Most of us are taught to pay attention to what children say. But what if the most important things aren’t spoken at all?

A child’s body is always communicating. The way they walk into a room, the places they return to when upset, even ho
When your child has big feelings, it’s tempting to jump straight into explanations, consequences, or even comforting words. But often, what they need first is movement.

That’s because emotional regulation begins in the body. 

It’s In my work with infants, young children, and families, I’ve seen again and again that a child’s movement is like a window into their emotional world. 

A confident step toward a caregiver, a hesitation before reaching out, a turned should
In this newly published study, I had the opportunity to explore how trauma, especially trauma related to violence or fear in close relationships, lives in the body, and how, with the right support, that story can begin to change.

Together with Dr. D I believe this is where true understanding begins—in learning to notice both what we say and how we say it with our whole selves. 

This is especially true for children who may not yet have the words to explain their experience. Their bodies of

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The staff of Dancing Dialogue is dedicated to promoting an environment of respect and appreciation for race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, physical/mental ability, status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, and socioeconomic status of all persons. We are committed to creating and maintaining an atmosphere of openness, trust, and safety where all attitudes, beliefs, values, and behaviors can be freely explored and discussed. We fully embrace providing high-quality and multiculturally sensitive services that affirm the dignity, worth, and value of all individuals.

The offices of Dancing Dialogue LCAT LMHC PLLC are located on the ancestral and unceded territories of the Lenape and Wappingers People, who have stewarded these lands for  generations.

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