Roundtables on Professional Issues are intimate conferences organized around a theme and held in a resort or university setting, usually during the summer. Programs incorporate movement workshops along with formal presentations, discussions, and the ever-popular "Potlatch" sessions for professional sharing. Advanced Seminars taught by nationally and internationally known faculty provide continuing education for Laban-based movement specialists. These seminars are usually scheduled during the summer and are held on a college or university campus. In some cases, continuing education credits for attendance have been available. Focus Groups and Regional Gatherings are smaller events organized to bring special segments of the membership together, either around a particular topic or in an area of the country. For example, a Focus Group on Movement Pattern Analysis was held in Connecticut in 1994 and a Regional Gathering took place in Chicago in 2003. Jointly-sponsored Events have been organized by Motus Humanus in collaboration with sister organizations such as Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Department of Theater and Dance. the Columbia College Chicago Dance Movement Therapy Program, the Language of Dance Center ®, the Ohio State University Dance Department, and the UCLA World Arts and Culture Program. |
