Shortly after I completed my Laban Movement Analysis training (1976), Warren Lamb gave a short course at the Dance Notation Bureau. I had been thinking a lot about the relationship between movement and psychology, but in vague and hypothetical ways. What Lamb presented was much more concrete — it blew me away.
Fast forward 40 years, Movement Pattern Analysis still blows me away for three key reasons.
First, Lamb’s grounded theory connecting movement patterns with motivational initiatives and decision-making processes continues to help me understand my fellow human beings better.
Secondly, understanding my own profile has enabled me to use my strengths, minimize my weaknesses, and work more successfully with others.
Finally, the observational skills I have developed by carefully watching and coding normal conversational behavior have convinced me that movement analysis can be used in a disciplined and reliable way.
Don’t just take my word for it. Find out for yourself at the Introduction to Movement Pattern Analysis seminar.