Abstract, Draft 2

This thesis/project is an exploration, through both observation and academic research, of how bodily awareness and movement are aligned with the experience of trust. Many psychological ideas of trust are examined. Developmental psychophysical research is considered. What about our physical sensations, especially the impetus to move, correlates with a sense of security? Facilitating group movement and dance for children attending a local developmental day-school will act as a means of applying and personally experiencing discoveries and connections made in research. Can dancing, or simply moving in response to others, help children to develop trust as it is psychologically described? Special attention is given to how early development of motor skills/habits interacts with early development of emotional and social skills/habits.