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dance therapy

American

noun

the use of dance or movement for therapeutic purposes; a form of therapy in which people are encouraged to express their feelings through dance or movement.

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They also will be able to take part in art, music and dance therapy.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023

Ravideep Singh Chahar, Inspector General of prisons in Puducherry, says they now hope to make dance therapy an integral part of the prison reform programme.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2022

Listened to a little closer, it’s also an album about pain and breakups and mental illness, channeled through dance therapy.

From Slate • May 29, 2020

“I got a friend who does dance therapy for kids with cerebral palsy,” Mark says.

From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2018

Credit: Ruthann’s Boris, principal dancer of Balanchine’s NYC Ballet, choreographer of at least 54 ballers produced by other companies, and a world class teacher and cofounder of dance therapy.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2018

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