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Dec
1
Lectures & Workshops

Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children (New York City)

  • Friday, December 1, 2006
  • 9:30 AM 10:30 AM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Dr. Tortora is the founder and director of Dancing Dialogue: Healing & Expressive Arts - A center for movement, music, and dance-based arts that support healing and self-expression.

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Nov
21
to Nov 26
Lectures & Workshops

Brecha Graduate Course in Dance/Movement Therapy (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

  • Tue, Nov 21, 2006 9:30 AM Sun, Nov 26, 2006 10:30 AM
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Suzi Tortora on using the communicative power of movement with young children.

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Nov
2
Lectures & Workshops

New York Academy of Medicine | Come Dance with me! (New York, NY)

  • Thursday, November 2, 2006
  • 9:30 AM 10:30 AM
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Suzi Tortora & Jocelyn Shaw 13th Annual Professional Development Conference.

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Oct
27
Lectures & Workshops

St. Francis Hospital | 4th Annual LEICC Provider Day (Poughkeepsie, NY)

  • Friday, October 27, 2006
  • 7:00 AM 9:00 AM
  • The Atrium (St. Francis Hospital) (map)
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4th Annual LEICC Provider Day
Friday, October 27, 2006, 9 – 11 AM
The Atrium (St. Francis Hospital) 241 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY

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Oct
21
Lectures & Workshops

Collaborating with a Mission: Spreading the Gift of DMT (Keene, NH)

  • Saturday, October 21, 2006
  • 10:00 AM 11:00 AM
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A panel with Susan Rizzo Vincent, Suzi Tortora, Christina Devereaux, Jocelyn Shaw,
Sharon O' Neill Mulcahy, and Jean Basiner

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Oct
20
Lectures & Workshops

The Role of Movement: Related Therapists in Educational Settings (New York)

  • Friday, October 20, 2006
  • 10:00 AM 11:00 AM
  • Google Calendar ICS

A panel with Nancy Beardall, Martha Eddy and Suzi Tortora

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Oct
19
to Oct 22
Lectures & Workshops

7th Forum on Early Childhood Settings | Move Baby Move! (Long Beach, CA)

  • Thu, Oct 19, 2006 10:00 AM Sun, Oct 22, 2006 11:00 AM
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The essential role of movement in all levels of development, 7th forum on early childhood settings.

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"Laban for the 21st Century Project" Performances, Conference, Workshops and Panel Discussions (New York)
Oct
6
to Oct 13
Lectures & Workshops

"Laban for the 21st Century Project" Performances, Conference, Workshops and Panel Discussions (New York)

  • Fri, Oct 6, 2006 10:30 AM Fri, Oct 13, 2006 11:30 AM
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Suzi Tortora will have a workshop as a part of the Festival.

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Dancing Dialogue Open House (Cold Spring, NY)
Sep
30
Lectures & Workshops

Dancing Dialogue Open House (Cold Spring, NY)

  • Saturday, September 30, 2006
  • 10:30 AM 11:30 AM
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Dancing Dialogue Open House
September 30, 2006
Cold Spring on the Hudson, NY

Suzi Tortora's
Dancing Dialogue
Healing & Expressive Arts

Come meet the teachers and have some fun! 10% discount if you sign up for a class!

Free Demo Classes!

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Jul
9
Lectures & Workshops

Symposium 9 | Support Groups and Mother-infant Bonding Consultations for Mothers Pregnant and Widowed (Paris, France)

  • Sunday, July 9, 2006
  • 10:30 AM 11:30 AM
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Anni Bergman, Donna Demetri Friedman, Rita Reiswig, Mark Sossin, and Suzi Tortora
support groups and mother-infant bonding consultations for mothers pregnant and widowed on 9-11-01.

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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)

  • Thursday, June 22, 2006
  • 7:00 AM 1:15 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Exploring children's love of movement from typical to atypical development.

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New Yorker Magazine | What the Dog Saw (Magazine)
May
22
Lectures & Workshops

New Yorker Magazine | What the Dog Saw (Magazine)

  • Monday, May 22, 2006
  • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Suzi Tortora is in the May 22, 2006 issue of the New Yorker Magazine Featured in Malcolm Gladwell's article titled "What the Dog Saw" Cesar Millan and the enigma of presence.

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May
11
Lectures & Workshops

Pain & Palliative Care Grand Rounds Lecture | Sensory Therapies In Pediatric Pain And Symptom Management (New York)

  • Thursday, May 11, 2006
  • 8:00 AM 9:30 AM
  • Google Calendar ICS

Suzi Tortora, Ed.D, ADTR, CMA, LCAT, LMHC
Sensory Therapies In Pediatric Pain And Symptom Management

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May
3
Lectures & Workshops

The Dancing Dialogue (New York, NY)

  • Wednesday, May 3, 2006
  • 5:30 PM 7:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children to Enhance Social-Emotional Development

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May
1
Lectures & Workshops

Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma (Paris, France)

  • Monday, May 1, 2006
  • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Use of Nonverbal Movement Analysis in the Treatment of Women Pregnant and Widowed on 9-11

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New York Zero-to-Three Network: Clinical Roundtable Presentation (New York, NY)
Feb
21
Lectures & Workshops

New York Zero-to-Three Network: Clinical Roundtable Presentation (New York, NY)

  • Tuesday, February 21, 2006
  • 4:00 PM 6:00 PM
  • Ackerman Institute (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

In this roundtable, Dr. Suzi Tortora will explore the expressive quality of infants' and young children's nonverbal cues with the help of videos presenting typical children, including a case study of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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Feb
16
Lectures & Workshops

Infant-Parent Study Center | Book Signing Party & Presentation (New York, NY)

  • Thursday, February 16, 2006
  • 8:00 AM 9:00 AM
  • Infant-Parent Study Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Book Signing Party & Presentation from her newly published book:
"The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children"

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Elon University | The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children – Weekend Workshop (Elon, NC)
Jan
20
to Jan 22
Lectures & Workshops

Elon University | The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children – Weekend Workshop (Elon, NC)

  • Fri, Jan 20, 2006 8:00 AM Sun, Jan 22, 2006 9:00 AM
  • Elon University (map)
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The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power
of Movement with Young Children
– Weekend Workshop
January 20 – 22, 2006
Elon University, Elon, North Carolina

Suzi Tortora, Ed.D., ADTR

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Jan
6
Lectures & Workshops

Wasatch Mental Health | UAIMH Mini-Conference with Suzi Tortora (Provo, UT)

  • Friday, January 6, 2006
  • 8:00 AM 3:00 PM
  • Wasatch Mental Health (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Participants will learn about Dr. Tortora's "Ways of Seeing" Program, exploring nonverbal cues expressed by infants and young children, and experience movement activities that support early attachment relationships, and social, emotional, and cognitive development.

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The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children (New Book)
Jan
1
Lectures & Workshops

The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children (New Book)

  • Sunday, January 1, 2006
  • 8:00 AM 9:00 AM
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power
of Movement with Young Children – book
January 2006

Dr. Tortora's new book, The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children, is now available on Amazon.com!

Buy the book from Amazon.com

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Often we think of babies as blank slates, waiting to be filled. But from the very start, they’re shaping the relationship just as much as we are.

When an infant reaches, turns away, stiffens, or softens, they’re not just reacting. They&r
Movement is how children explore the world and make sense of themselves. 

Through reaching, crawling, rocking, and running, they discover what feels good and what helps them feel safe. 

Movement helps them build confidence, understand their bodies,
Children don’t need perfect responses. They need reliable ones, especially in the stages of life before they have words.

Every time a caregiver notices a shift in posture, a reaching hand, or a quiet glance and responds with care, the child le
From the very beginning of life, children use their bodies to connect— with a glance, a reach, a shift in posture. 

Before they have words, they’re already forming relationships using non-verbal communication. 

In my work with infants,
A child’s body tells us what they need before they can use words to communicate. 

Through posture, tone, eye gaze, and gesture, infants and young children are constantly communicating how they feel and how connected they feel to those around t

Diversity and Land Acknowledgment

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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