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Show njgrfiTruoijpfrirw mw m Dance Therapy By George Rame Tribune Staff Writer To love, to bve, to dance and this is the ecstato be free sy of childhood. To be shackled in an emotional wasteland, to be seized by a phjsi-ca- l this is the or social ill drama of the handicapped. It is an impersonal drama in the cosw ith little mean-nmos of the handicapped, for the players are as unawaie of themselves as they are of Millie Is currently writing a book on dance therapy and will instruct four persons In the technique next jear. Mrs. Barbara Lacey, direc tor of the cerebal palsy preschool program at Primary sees dance therapy as valuable physical exercise and rhythm develpment others. But the drama is under new direction In Salt Lake City. The handicapped are learning their place in space. Her name is Millie Dezelsky, a very pretty, very warm dance person whose art is giving handitherapy capped children new freedom. I dont think of them as handicapped. I think of them as persons who must become aware of their capabilities and incapabilities. Relating to Another I dont believe in kindness. Tue word is empathy. Dance therapy is encountering. It is relating to another person both mentally and physically, explained Millie in her cubicle office at the Primary Childrens Hospital Youth Development and Behavior Modification Clinic. The dance therapy concept, she said, is only 10 years old and she is one of only 100 practitioners in the United States. want tc see the concept live and expand its horizons, she added. Sing, sing, sing a song, sing a song together , . . clap, clap, clap your hands, clap your hands together . . . The therapist was leading 12 children, from three to six years old, victims of cerebal palsy, through motor movement exercises. They sat in a circle. They became aware of "I Cerebral palsy victim, Golda Bloodnorth, foster child of Mr. and Mrs. Cordell Walton, undergoes dance therapy under guidance of Primary Children's Hospital specii Ist, Miss Millie Dezelsky. the other children. Stretching Is Risky Alright children, stretch jour hands . . . stretch high over your head, she ordered. "They know security in curling up in a little ball. The floor is security; jumping is risky; opening their mouths is risky; sticking out their tongues is risky, and stretching is risky, they think, she said. In her work, Millie utilizes or tangible motivators, objects like sticks, elastics, crepe paper and cans, to add to the childs interest. She colored, miniature places marshmallows on the floor and give them sticks which they tap on the floor to the syllabic beat of the colors Millie pro- ZOM I MJ tommwoci CAMS MM nounces. Aware of Rhythm That is, a pink marshmallow gets one beat and a yellow gets two. In dance therapy, she said, one becomes aware of the close relationship between rhythmic body motion and musical rhythms. She also plays piano, guitar, and other musical instruments in the learning exercises. All methods are her own creations. She said they embrace art, dance, movement and communications. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University and received a M.A. in physical education from the University of Michigan. She taught modem dance for one year at BYU and at Wisconsin State v N 1 u tlu social success of a gcnlle silk suit Phillips uses the restrained elegance of imported Italian silk for these beautiful suit dresses then further charms them with silk braid buttons and hand bound buttonholes. All fully two-pie- ce lined, of course. top: jacket over slim skirt; navy, green, ceramic blue, right: classic jacket over slim skirt in navy, red or chiaro beige, 1 8 back-belte- d 0. 8-- Coming's invented a cleaner, happier way to cook. No burners No coils. The Counter ,Tli.it Cooks and Its Cook- mates. Come tempt yourself. 50 2CMI FASHION DRESSES-- v E. Chytraus ,i hk mj Tb Salt Handicapped Win New Freedom Oscar WWi Horn oll Co. 987 So. West Temple Phone 328 8646 i i. x.. i iii A. a i i lake jm g wyrwi'n rt'iny'ui'ir-fa- Tribune, Sunday, February 23, 1969 n W13 |