dance therapy
- noun
- /dæns ˈθɛrəpi/
- Specialized
:
terapia de danza
- During the session, participants engage in dance therapy to release tension and improve their emotional well-being.
Examples
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The community center offers dance therapy as a way to help individuals express their emotions through movement.
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They will also have an opportunity to heal their self-esteem by participating in various therapy programs, such as play therapy, art therapy, dance therapy, and bibliotherapy.
Academic text (2000) -
I was studying dance therapy.
Fiction book (1994) -
I studied music and dance therapy here at the college, and I was a cheerleader in high school, so, um...
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Many people find that dance therapy enhances their mental health by fostering a sense of connection and joy.
How Therapeutic
- Specialized
24
5.8
- Specialized
1
3.2
15
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a form of therapy that uses dance and movement' is directly derivable from combining 'dance' and 'therapy' because it literally denotes therapeutic treatment involving dance. This noun-noun composition is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The term dance therapy comes from the simple image of using dance and movement as therapy, where people move their bodies to show feelings and feel better. That's why it means a 'treatment' using dancing and movement to help a person's emotional, mental, and physical health.