Creative movement and canistherapy for children with disabilities
Dance and movement are for everyone!
This year, we have once again prepared a special workshop for children with disabilities, led by dance-movement therapist Adriana Hnitková and the canine-assisted therapy team Marián Baláž with his dog Toby.
The workshop will be divided into two parts. The first part will present group work with children through art-based therapies – dance-movement therapy and art therapy. The second part will feature demonstrations of educational and movement-based canine-assisted therapy, with the direct participation of the dog in the individual activities.
All activities are designed in a playful way, focusing on children’s physical development, self-awareness, communication, self-confidence, social skills and relationships, emotional expression, and support for self-realization and creativity.
The workshop is intended for children aged 5 and above with special educational needs, such as learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, autism, speech and language impairments, intellectual, physical, and sensory disabilities, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, severe forms of intellectual disability, and other developmental disorders.
FREE ENTRY
YOU DON’T HAVE TO REGISTER! JUST COME, WE’LL BE VERY LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU.
SATURDAY 16.08.2025 10:00-11:30
Small GAB gym
BIO
Adriana Hnitková
Mgr. Adriana Hnitková, DT., graduated from the PDF University of Bratislava. In 2019, she also completed her dance-movement therapy studies at the Alternativa Academy in Olomouc. She is a special pedagogue with over 30 years of experience, a teacher with the 1st certification in the Special Elementary School, living and working in Žilina. In 2021 together with Mgr. Andrea Haviarová founded the movement studio AHHA Moment, which focuses mainly on special pedagogical and movement therapies for children with disabilities.
Marián Baláž
Mgr. Marián Baláž, in 2005, he graduated from the M.Bella Faculty of Education in Banská Bystrica, majoring in physical education and ethics. He currently works as a teacher in a special elementary school in Žilina, and also in the AHHA Moment movement studio as a canist therapist. With his dog, Toby, he is engaged in educational and movement canistherapy for children with disabilities.
Register for the workshop using the form.
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You pay for the workshop on the spot.
We look forward to seeing you!