One step back

From 2005 to 2006 LUDUS Dance, a professional contemporary dance and dance-in-education company based in the English city of Lancaster were funded by the Arts Council England to deliver a dance programme to a school for children encountering profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). Following the reported impact of incorporating dance into the educational experience of the participating children, this article considers why dance and somatic practice may be of particular significance for the individual encountering PMLD, situating the question of the place of dance and movement in education, and its impact on those encountering PMLD, in a deeper theoretical context.