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Ava LaVonne Vinesett

Ava LaVonne Vinesett

Professor of the Practice of Dance
Dance Program
ava@duke.edu
Box 90686, Durham, NC 27708-0686
2020 Campus Drive, Suite 209D, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours By appointment ava@duke.edu  

Scholarly Works - Journal articles

Modified African Ngoma Healing Ceremony for Stress Reduction: A Pilot Study.

Journal article J Altern Complement Med · October 2017 OBJECTIVE: Indigenous people's ceremonies using rhythm and dance have been used for countless generations throughout the world for healing, conflict resolution, social bonding, and spiritual experience. A previous study reported that a ceremony based on th ... Full text Link to item Cite

Therapeutic Potential of a Drum and Dance Ceremony Based on the African Ngoma Tradition.

Journal article J Altern Complement Med · August 2015 OBJECTIVE: Ngoma ceremonies are used throughout Central and South Africa to help people address "difficult issues," including medical illness. They are examples of ceremonies that use strong rhythms and dance for this purpose in indigenous cultures through ... Full text Link to item Cite