{"id":53040,"date":"2015-05-30T16:35:05","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T14:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=53040"},"modified":"2018-10-27T02:45:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T00:45:44","slug":"dance-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dance-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance therapy in Barcelona | Healing through movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dance therapy<\/strong>, or as it\u2019s known in Spanish, <strong>Danzaterapia<\/strong>, is a healing technique that uses dance and psychology as a way to treat mental and physical problems through a process of psychophysical integration.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dance-therapy\/#What_are_the_benefits_of_dance_therapy\" title=\"What are the benefits of dance therapy?\">What are the benefits of dance therapy?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/dance-therapy\/#What_kind_of_conditions_can_be_treated_with_dance_therapy\" title=\"What kind of conditions can be treated with dance therapy?\">What kind of conditions can be treated with dance therapy?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_benefits_of_dance_therapy\"><\/span><strong><img class=\"alignleft wp-image-53041 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/14336071644_7a5b1d371e_z1-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"dt\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" \/>What are the benefits of dance therapy?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This form of therapy allows patients to manifest, through movement and creativity, what they are feeling inside. This helps them develop their sensitivity and to begin to accept themselves and others. Through <strong>dance<\/strong> therapy<strong>,<\/strong> the patients are able to break rules and leave prejudice behind, which opens a space for joy, trust and safety.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Teachers of <strong>dance therapy<\/strong> work on various areas: the recreational area, the rehabilitation area, the clinical area and the teaching area. Using games, writing, humor, silence and music, <strong>dance therapy<\/strong> teachers work to open the student\u2019s communication channels.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_kind_of_conditions_can_be_treated_with_dance_therapy\"><\/span><strong>What kind of conditions can be treated with dance therapy?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dance therapy<\/strong> is not used as a cure to physical conditions but as means to reduce the patient\u2019s symptoms, improving their self-confidence and well-being. It is very helpful in cases of<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Blindness<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>dance therapy<\/strong> can be used as a tool to allow the student to express himself physically, helping them to break the physical rigidness that usually accompanies a blind person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Deafness<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>dance therapy<\/strong> allows the patient to discover the hidden language inside himself so he can <strong>dance<\/strong> with words, shapes, rhythms and colors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mental\/physical disability \u2013 dance therapy<\/strong> proposes different means of expression for each specific pathology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Eating disorders <\/strong>\u2013<strong> dance therapy<\/strong> helps to increase self-esteem and body confidence\u00a0so that the student can stop seeing a distorted image of himself. The method transforms tension, anxiety and sadness into positive feelings, which generates emotional balance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dance therapy<\/strong> is also very effective in the treatment of depression, stress, shyness, isolation, neurosis and melancholy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are several places in Barcelona where you can try <strong>dance therapy<\/strong>. Here are some of the options available:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img class=\"alignright wp-image-53042\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/dance-422699_1280-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"dt\" width=\"268\" height=\"404\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/danzaterapia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Psiquesoma\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Calle Diputaci\u00f3n 322<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Artemisa BCN \u2013 Multispai artistic\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">C\/ Reg\u00e1s 33<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danzamovimientoterapia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Danza Movimiento Ter\u00e1pia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Via Laietana 54.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montsemartigasch.cat\/contacte.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Montse Marti Gasch<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sagrada Familia y Granollers<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"53040\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dance therapy, or as it\u2019s known in Spanish, Danzaterapia, is a healing technique that uses dance and psychology as a way to treat mental and physical problems through a process of psychophysical integration. 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