? Depressed? According to researchers at the Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute in China, you may be able to help yourself by following the lead of musicians Sly and the Family Stone and, more recently, will.i.am, who told us to “get up and dance to the music!”
Past studies have found that therapeutic dancing—everything from ballroom to belly dancing, depending on the circumstances and the therapist—helps men and women of all ages with mood disorders and enhances the quality of life for those with Parkinson’s disease andDancing has been found to improve the well-being of the elderly and some cancer patients and improve both the quality of life and social skills in those with intellectual disabilities or Down’s syndrome.
Dancing on your own or in a dance class can be an effective form of physical exercise with the bonus of mental health benefits. Dance/movement therapy with a qualified therapist differs because it allows for private expression, a language the patient can use to help communicate their feelings and emotions to the therapist by using physical language rather than words.
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