The philosophy of partnering focuses on the significance of empathy, discretionary power, consent, and trust in social interaction. Taking an integrative approach fusing art and science, we have been researching the intersection of biomechanics, physics, and ethics as a means to cultivate intersubjective awareness and cultural competence through focused movement exercises and studies.

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Somatic Partnering is a practical, movement-based method designed for professional development of empathy, social responsibility, and cultural competence. Somatic Partnering draws on exercises from social and contemporary dance, contact improvisation, martial arts, and somatic therapies to foster modes of thinking, communicating, and practicing that enrich all kinds of physical encounters and interactions, from clinical practice to corporate meetings, from artistic collaboration to intimate personal dialogue with loved ones.