My Dance Is My Prayer
American Journal of Dance Therapy January 14, 2026 Anette Torgersen
Intentional dance prayer, a practice rooted in authentic movement, can yield emotional, spiritual, and bodily insights and transformations. A six-year longitudinal qualitative study examined participants' first-person accounts of the practice, drawing on Merleau-Ponty's body phenomenology and prior authentic movement research. The findings suggest that engaging in intentional dance prayer facilitates personal growth and therapeutic benefits.