Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
dance therapy
dance ther·a·py
Subclass of:
Exercise Movement Techniques; Rehabilitation therapy; Sensory Art Therapies; Psychotherapy
Definitions related to dance therapy:
  • The use of body movements in concert with the beat of a musical rhythm to facilitate a specific therapeutic physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual change
    Nursing Interventions Classification
    University of Iowa, 2007
  • The use of dancing for therapeutic purposes.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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