Writing

Publications

Laidlaw, B (2021), The ecological imperative and function of dance: A literature review, Journal of Dance and Somatic Practices, 13:1 & 2, 95-111.

Laidlaw, B & Beer, T (2019), Dancing to (re)connect: Somatic dance experiences as a medium of connection with the more-than-human, Choreographic Practices, 9:2, 283 - 309.

Phd Thesis - “Moving in Reciprocity: The paradigm and practice of dance as an ecological necessity”, Due to submit June 2025

Blogs

Connection is an
embodied experience.

Why connection is not conceptual.

Your purpose is about the way life wants to move through you.

Your purpose is not about you.

Why dance is essential in safeguarding socio-ecological wellness

Dance is a guardianship practice

Somatic pathways to knowing, being and relating to the ecologies we belong to.

The body as an under-utilised technology

How to listen to the animate world through the body

Demystifying nature communication

“This work is not just about getting comfortable with our own feminine, it’s a holistic rewilding and realignment towards our intuitive animal bodies that are deeply attuned to the mysteries of the universe in a way that the mind will never fully understand. In doing so, we surrender our need to be the dominant, knowing or controlling force and finally allow the wisdom of the earth, with her intelligent shades and seasons, to rise up and through us”
- Brittany Laidlaw