Reviews
G. Williamson, Associate Clinical Professor of Occupational Therapy, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University - June 8, 2006
"Has exceptional originality and power . . . clearly demonstrates how to read the nuances of movement and nonverbal expression in order to guide assessment and intervention."
Susan Loman, Antioch New England Graduate School - June 8, 2006
"Will enhance enormously [readers'] understanding of the 'whole child' . . . Over and over we learn how movement is the point of entry for interaction and communication."
Robyn Cruz, Lesley University; Editor-in-Chief, The Arts in Psychotherapy; Vice President, American Dance Therapy Association - June 8, 2006
"A huge achievement . . . will most certainly become a classic text for dance/movement therapists, educators, clinicians, and parents."
Susan Recchia, Teachers College, Columbia University - June 8, 2006
"A treasury of information on observing and assessing non-verbal communication unlike any that I have seen . . . help[s] professionals across disciplines move beyond the limits of our usual assessment tools."
Myron Hofer, Sackler Institute Professor of Developmental Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University - June 8, 2006
"Remarkable . . . shows us . . . how to enter, understand and engage in a realm of communication with young children that spoken language can never reach."
Isaura Barrera, University of New Mexico - June 8, 2006
"[A] seamless blend of anecdotes, theoretical perspectives and specific strategies . . . I will recommend it to everyone I know!"
Rebecca Shanok, Institute for Infants, Children and Families, Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services - June 8, 2006
"Nothing less than a tour de force . . . layers of non-verbal, experiential, and movement 'knowing' literally dance to life through the inspired words Tortora has selected."
Karen Bradley, University of Maryland, College Park - June 8, 2006
"Absolutely the most comprehensive and lucid explanation of what is so often a mysterious process: how to observe and intervene in the dance of learning, the dance of interaction, the dance of expression, the dance of healing, and the dance of being human."
Gilbert Foley, Associate Professor of School-Clinical Child Psychology, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University - June 8, 2006
"This book is the reflection of the heart and mind of a therapist who possesses exceptional kinesthetic insight, interpersonal intuition, and a refined attunement to the psychic harmonies and rhythms of the inner life."