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Aging is a natural process that encompasses physical, cognitive, emotional, and social issues. Dancetherapy is a physical activity that can deeply influence all these aspects in elderly individuals. Previous studies have focused on the elderly population with diagnosed diseases such as: Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, dementia, depression, and cardiac disorders, among others. The scientific gap identified was the lack of eligible studies investigatingdance therapy practice in healthy elderly people. A systematic review of the literature was conducted to identify and analyze studies that evaluated the physical, cognitive, psychoemotional, and social benefits of dance therapy in healthy elderly people. To do this, a search was performed on the PubMed, Scopus and VHL databases, on July 10, 2018 using the descriptors "dance therapy,""aged,""aging,"and "elderly." There were 2,334 studies, out of which 6 were chosen. Considering the multidimensionality and complexity of the phenomenon of aging, the results of this review allow the conclusion that dance therapy is a highly relevant intervention that demonstrates benefits in physical, psychoemotional, and social aspects. These benefits improved functional autonomy and existential renovation. It is suggested that future studies investigate the effectiveness of dance therapy as a potential tool for anactive and healthy aging process.

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“…3 Dance therapy mobilizes the individual’s cognitive sphere (learning ability, attention, memory, rhythmic motor coordination, and visual-spatial ability), as well as their creative and emotional sphere (movement improvisation through music, imagination, emotion, and social interaction). 4 To date, numerous meta-analyses and randomized clinical trials have evaluated the use of dance therapy and demonstrated its positive impact on physical and mental health. 5,6 Studies have shown that dance therapy is an effective way to improve mental and physical health, especially for individuals without psychopathological disorders (children, adults, and the elderly), 7 with psychopathological disorders (adults hospitalized in psychiatry), 7 and with neurocognitive disorders (neuropsychological deficits, physical and psychological disabilities).…”

Impact of dance therapy on adults with psychological trauma: a systematic review

“…On the psychological level, DT mobilizes the individual's cognitive sphere (learning ability, attention, memory, rhythmic motor coordination, and visual-spatial ability), as well as the creative and emotional sphere (movement improvization through music, imagination, emotion, and social interaction) (Pessoa et al, 2019 ). To date, meta-analyses and randomized clinical trials have evaluated the use of DT and demonstrated its positive impact on inpatients’ physical and mental health as well as in diverse outpatients’ mental health services (Koch et al, 2019 ; Ritter & Low, 1996 ; Wang et al, 2022 ).…”

“…When mind–body interventions are used, the activation of the body at a somatic level addresses profound physiological responses associated with risk, promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and facilitates interpersonal therapy (Grabbe & Miller-Karas, 2018 ; Watkins et al, 2018 ). From a psychotherapeutic point of view, DT mobilizes the cognitive, creative, and sensorial spheres of the subject, known to be particularly targeted by psychotherapeutic intervention devoted to psychological trauma (Koch et al, 2019 ; Levine & Land, 2016 ; Pessoa et al, 2019 ). For instance, on a cognitive and sensorial level, DT favours embodiment cognition (mental representation of the body) and interoception (awareness of the body and internal state), two cognitive functions impaired by the dissociation phenomena in psychological trauma and the ‘disturbances in cognition and mood’ symptoms in PTSD (Millman et al, 2021 ).…”