1991British Journal of Occupational TherapyRequires access

Dance Movement Therapy: An Introduction

Kristina Stanton

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This article introduces dance movement therapy, It describes the current status and history of the profession, and discusses several of the principles on which it is based. The article gives a clinical illustration of a dance movement therapy session with psychiatric outpatients. It concludes with some thoughts on the future development of dance movement therapy.

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This article introduces dance movement therapy, It describes the current status and history of the profession, and discusses several of the principles on which it is based. The article gives a clinical illustration of a dance movement therapy session with psychiatric outpatients. It concludes with some thoughts on the future development of dance movement therapy.

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This article introduces dance movement therapy, It describes the current status and history of the profession, and discusses several of the principles on which it is based. The article gives a clinical illustration of a dance movement therapy session with psychiatric outpatients. It concludes with some thoughts on the future development of dance movement therapy.

Key concepts: Dance, Movement (music), Dance therapy, Session (web analytics), Psychotherapist, Psychology, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Medicine

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