Graduation Year
2025
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Dance
Reader 1
Kevin Williamson
Reader 2
Abdiel Jacobsen
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© 2025 Holand B Dennis
Abstract
The following project is a choreographic exploration framed by a literature review of the polyvagal theory, the BrainDance, and processes of regulation and co-regulation. Combined and interwoven, they demonstrate the potentiality of embodied safety. The performative work, “To Seek and Sustain”, celebrates a collective authorship of movement, emphasizes process over product, and centers dancers' subjective experiences. The polyvagal theory and the BrainDance were the catalyst for this piece; their descriptions drove the choreographic intentions and the dance’s expressive nature. “To Seek and Sustain” demonstrates how to identify and embody physiological safety through choreographed movement.
Recommended Citation
Dennis, Holand B., "To Seek and Sustain: A Theoretical Exploration and Choreographic Analysis of Embodied Safety" (2025). Pitzer Senior Theses. 225.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pitzer_theses/225
