The Skinner Releasing Technique™ (SRT) is a dance technique developed by Joan Skinner in the 1960s based on the belief that there is an innate sense of coordination in movement, that this is lost through muscle tension and resulting skeletal misalignment, as people grow up, but that it can be refound using the SRT, using movement, imagery, voice, language, and music leading to body-mind integration. For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... Look up innate in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... now. ... A top-down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin musculus little mouse [1]) is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. ... Tension may mean: In physics, tension is a force related to the stretching of a string or a similar object. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Look up align in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The seperation of the mind from the body is of relatively recent origin. ...

Professor Emeritus Joan Skinner, University of Washington, was a member of the Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham Dance Companies. A professor is a senior teacher and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American dancer and choreographer. ... Merce Cunningham (born April 16, 1919 in Centralia, Washington, United States) is an American dancer and choreographer. ... A dance company is a group of dancers working together, often under the leadership of an Artistic Director and/or choreographer. ...

External links

• Skinner Releasing website
• Bettina Neuhaus on Skinner Releasing Technique
• Mind Your Body: Skinner, Skinner, Skinner Dance Magazine, May 2006 Accessed 10 June 2007