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dance therapy

American  

noun

  1. 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

After a year of regenerative work, a physical therapist suggested dance therapy.

From New York Times • May 12, 2021

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

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