10.17608/k6.auckland.12286871.v1 Rebecca Weber Rebecca Weber Rebecca Weber Rebecca Weber Somatic Movement Dance Education: A Feminist, Cognitive, Phenomenological Perspective on Creativity in Dance The University of Auckland 2020 dance somatics somatic practices feminist phenomenology cognitive cognition cognitive science creativity psychology pedagogy dance education Dance 2020-05-12 09:13:55 Preprint https://auckland.figshare.com/articles/preprint/Somatic_Movement_Dance_Education_A_Feminist_Cognitive_Phenomenological_Perspective_on_Creativity_in_Dance/12286871 <p>This chapter poses the following questions:</p><p>• How do embodied cognitive processes support creativity in dance making? </p><p>• What cognitive psychological theories underpin the use of somatic practices in creativity? </p><p>• What distinguishes the pedagogical environment of Somatic Movement Dance Education from traditional dance education? </p><p>• How does the SMDE environment promote autonomous, creative dance making capacities? </p>