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 November 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
I survived 21 days naked in the wild bushveld of South Africa & here’s what I learned
Why dance is essential in safeguarding socio-ecological w