Sharleen presented a definition and description of eurhythmy and we were able then to watch a video of this practice: sound as movement.
Definition of eurhythmy: In Greek, the word mean beautiful movement. But as a practice, eurythmy is an expressive movement art originated by
Rudolf Steiner in conjunction with Marie von Sivers in the early 20th
century. Primarily a performance art, it is also used in education,
especially in Waldorf schools, and – as part of anthroposophic medicine –
for claimed therapeutic purposes. Regarding the latter, there are eurhythmic therapists who in addition to learning eurhythmy for 4 years, spend 2 years learning how to apply eurhythmic movement training to certain illnesses, both physical and mental. The healing characteristics are purported but scientific studies and outcome evidence is hard to come by. Therefore there needs to be some caution when these movements are used as the main treatment of disease.
Following are two links to videos about eurhythmy. The first just shows a eurhythmic performance to Beethoven's Pathetique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upT5it63f-I&index=7&list=RDRcCvcy0zAlM
The second link shows the use of eurhythmy in elementary and secondary education. I can see where some of the younger children might gain from this training. Someone wondered if there wasn't somewhat of a sexist nature of this training. The narrator says the girls love the beauty of the movement and costuming, and the boys love the strength of the movement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcCvcy0zAlM
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