 Art & Dance Groups
Art Group
Art is a powerful medium of therapy used by many as a tool for healing and understanding of the self. At La Europa, the girls have an art group in addition to their art classes at school; here they are given the opportunity to participate in creating many different kinds of art. Creating art by itself can be beneficial, but in art group, the girls are encouraged to process their pieces and talk about how they relate to themselves and their treatment process. Some students struggle to express this initially, but as they encounter more experiences with art they become more and more comfortable to express themselves in this way.
Dance Group
 Dance Therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses movement to further the social, cognitive, emotional, and physical development of the individual. In our dance groups, we help our students to develop communication skills, a positive self-image, and emotional stability. Freedom of movement is taught rather than technique to allow expression and to help students feel more comfortable with themselves and their bodies. The benefit of free-flowing dance group and not restrictive steps allows one's true emotions to not be hindered by technical skill of the movement. After experiencing dance group, they can talk about their feelings more freely and tear down the walls they have created between themselves and other people. Often times we work in partners or smaller groups where the students work with each other through movement, using touch, body language, and problem solving techniques to create their own discoveries of themselves and others. The objective in Dance Group is to help our students to rediscover themselves, thus developing a greater self-awareness and a sense of well-being. |
