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dance, Somatics, Cognitive Psychology, cognition, Creativity, Pedagogy, Somatic Movement Dance Education, Dance Studies, Choreography, Psychology, Dance Science, dance studies, embodiment, dance education, collaboration, memory, Applied psychology
United Kingdom, United States

Biography

Rebecca Weber (PhD, MFA, MA, RSME, RSDE, RSMT, THE, FHEA) investigates intersections between dance, science, and somatics from theoretical, practical, and artistic approaches. She is currently a Lecturer in Dance Studies at the University of Auckland and course director for their Masters in Dance Movement Therapy. Weber holds a PhD in Dance Psychology from Coventry University, funded by the Leverhulme Trust. She is a registered somatic movement and somatic dance educator who has published widely, including in Dance and the Quality of Life; Research in Dance Education; Multimodal Perspectives in the Performing Arts; The Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices; Dance, Movement and Spiritualities; and the anthology Dance, Somatics, and Spiritualities: Contemporary Sacred Narratives, which she co-edited. As director of Somanaut Dance, her creative work has been presented internationally and supported by Dance/USA, Dance/UP, World Dance Alliance Americas, Decoda, Mascher Space Co-operative, the Rebecca Skelton Fund, and others. In addition to being Director of Somanaut Dance and Co-Director of Project Trans(m)it, Weber is also an Associate Editor of Dance, Movement and Spiritualities, and Board Member of Carolina Dancer Wellness. www.somanautdance.com | www.projecttransmit.com

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Employment (9)

University of Auckland: Auckland, NZ

2020-01-06 to present | Senior Lecturer (Dance Studies)
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Bird College: London, GB

2016-09-01 to present | Visiting Lecturer/Tutor (Dance)
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University of East London: London, London, GB

2015-09-01 to present | Associate Lecturer (Dance )
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University of East London: London, London, GB

2016-01-01 to 2016-06-30 | Lecturer (Maternity Cover) (Dance)
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Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance: Philadelphia, PA, US

2013-08-01 to 2014-12-31 | Adjunct Professor of Dance (Dance)
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Richard Stockton University: Galloway, NJ, US

2014-01-01 to 2014-06-01 | Adjunct Professor of Dance (Dance)
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Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance: Philadelphia, PA, US

2011-09-01 to 2013-06-01 | Teaching Assistant (Dance)
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Warrington Collegiate: Warrington, Warrington, GB

2009-09-01 to 2009-11-31 | Guest Lecturer (Dance)
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University of Central Lancashire: Preston, Lancashire, GB

2009-09-01 to 2009-11-31 | Associate Lecturer (Dance)
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Education and qualifications (6)

Coventry University: Coventry, West Midlands, GB

2015 to present | PhD Dance Psychology (Centre for Dance Research (C-DaRE))
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Temple University: Philadelphia, PA, US

2010 to 2013 | MFA Dance (Dance)
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University of Central Lancashire: Preston, Lancashire, GB

2008 to 2009 | MA - Dance and Somatic Well-Being (Dance)
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Agnes Scott College: Decatur, GA, US

2003 to 2007 | BA (English Literature)
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Agnes Scott College: Decatur, GA, US

2003 to 2007 | BA (Psychology)
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Agnes Scott College: Decatur, GA, US

2003 to 2007 | Minor (Dance)
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University of Western Sydney: NSW, NSW, AU

2016-10 to 2016-11 | Visiting Research Fellow (MARCS)
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Works (13)

Centering Bodies in Space and Place through Virtual Reality Dance Performance: A Practice-Based Research Perspective

2024-06-23 | Conference paper
Contributors: Danielle Lottridge; Rebecca Weber; Joanna Cook; Roy Colin Davies
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A case for somatic practices as embodied mindfulness

Dance, Movement & Spiritualities
2022-12-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Rebecca Weber
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Enhancing creativity by training metacognitive skills in mental imagery

Thinking Skills and Creativity
2020-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Jon May; Emma Redding; Sarah Whatley; Klara Łucznik; Lucie Clements; Rebecca Weber; John Sikorski; Sara Reed
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Moving Embodied Dance Practices Online

Activist History Review
2020-09 | Journal article
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Somatic Movement Dance Education: A Feminist, Cognitive, Phenomenological Perspective on Creativity in Dance

Dance and the Quality of Life
2018 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 978-3-319-95699-2
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Making Space for the Psychology of Creativity in Dance Science

International Journal of Art, Culture, Design, and Technology
2018-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Lucie Clements; Rebecca Weber
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Project Trans(m)it: creating dance collaboratively via technology – a best practices overview

Research in Dance Education
2017-05-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Rebecca Weber; Megan Mizanty; Lora Allen
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Interacting Cognitive Subsystems and Dance: Choreographic Creativity

Multimodal Perspectives in Performing Arts
2016 | Book chapter
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Contributors: Weber, Rebecca
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Interacting Cognitive Subsystems and Dance

2016-12-22 | Book chapter | Author
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Part of ISBN: 978-1-13-865774-8
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Coventry University

Anna Halprin's Parades and Changes: A Harbinger of Ritual Transformations

Dance, Movement, and Spiritualities
2015 | Journal article
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Contributors: Weber, Rebecca
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Reflections on the Spiritual Dimensions of Somatic Movement Dance Education

2013 | Other
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Contributors: Weber, Rebecca
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Integrating Open-Framework Somatic Practices into Contemporary Dance Technique Training

Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices
2009 | Journal article
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Contributors: Weber, Rebecca
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Dance, somatics and spiritualities : contemporary sacred narratives

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Contributors: Williamson, Amanda editor; Batson, Glenna editor; Whatley, Sarah editor; Weber, Rebecca editor
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