Awele IKEM PhD

Dance Therapist, Social Change, Art and Mental Health Advocate,Women/Girls Ambassador, Choreographer, Costume designer & Founder Arts of Green Therapy

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Telling your feelings in movement is the safest best friend ever, relate with your movement
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and human development within the Nigerian context.

Congratulations to all the selected candidates. I look forward to the learning, collaboration, and meaningful conversations ahead at LSA 2026 in Lagos.

#LSA2026 #DigitalGovernance #TechnologyPolicy #Research #ArtsOfGreenTherapy

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I am deeply honoured to be selected for the inaugural LSA 2026 Workshop on “Governing the Machine: Digital Technology Policy Frameworks and Governance in Nigeria.”

My sincere appreciation goes to the Lagos Studies Association for this incredible opportunity

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the future of digital policy, innovation, ethics, and governance in our rapidly evolving society.
As a lecturer, researcher, and dance therapist, I look forward to contributing interdisciplinary perspectives that connect technology, culture, mental health, performance

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@lllmakeuworry 🎉 Congrats

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@aliciaandrz Congratulations in advance

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@DrTedros @WHO This is a huge success

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Art is language itself ♥️

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@_drahmed Congratulations 👏

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Thank you Dr. Jacqueline M. Cofield for the opportunity to have this discussion

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within the Nigerian context. I was deeply moved by the openness, curiosity, and thoughtful engagement of the students.

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Grateful for Global Connections Through Dance Therapy

On December 19th 2025, I had the honour of facilitating a 3-hour online lecture via Zoom for Master’s students of Dance Movement Therapy at Codarts University of the Arts.Despite the distance, the session became a deep moment

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of connection, reflection, and exchange, one that reminded me how powerful embodied knowledge can be, even in virtual spaces.

We explored African Dance Therapy, the inseparability of music and movement, community-based healing practices, and the realities of pioneering this work

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mental health contexts and how digitalization is vital to preserving and documenting the processes.

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GRATEFUL FOR A POWERFUL ACADEMIC EXCHANGE | UNIVERSITY OF LOMÉ × FULBRIGHT

I was honoured to serve as a guest speaker in the Week 2 Pedagogical Innovation Series titled
“Toward a Digital Renaissance in Arts & Humanities Research,” hosted by the Université de Lomé, Togo,

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Under the Fulbright Specialist Project.

My presentation, “Dance Therapy as Embodied Knowledge: Movement and Sound as Tools for Healing and Learning,” explored how African indigenous dance practices, rhythm, and sound function as embodied knowledge systems within education and

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digital methods.
Grateful for this opportunity to contribute from an African arts and dance therapy perspective.

#DigitalRenaissance
#ArtsAndHumanities
#DigitalResearch
#DanceTherapy
#ArtsOfGreenTherapy

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I am excited to share that I will be speaking at this important international conversation on Arts & Humanities Research in the Digital Age.

Topic: Toward a Digital Renaissance in Arts & Humanities Research
Focus: Embodied Knowledge as Digital Method
Date: January 20, 2026

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Time: 5:00 PM GMT +1

I’ll be speaking alongside Winston A. Benons Jr., and the session will be moderated by Fulbright Specialist, Dr. Jacqueline M. Cofield.

This conversation will explore how embodied knowledge, arts, and humanities can be reimagined and strengthened through

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Happy New Year 🎉

#Healing #mentalhealth #DanceTherapy #Dance #AfricanDanceTherapy #DanceTherapywithAweleIkem #NigerianDanceTherapist