A Study on Effects of Improvisational Body Expressions in Dance Therapy Classes for University Students

Abstract

In order to explain the effects of dance therapy using improvisational body expressions, participants were required periodically to check“Self-Monitoring Scales” and “Self-Esteem Inventory”.As a result, there was a significant increase in“other-person oriented”factor scores in“Self-Monitoring Scales”after the dance therapy experience, parallel with that of the“Self-Esteem Inventory”scores;in particular “among one's own friends” increased significantly.In the dance therapy conducted in this study, by experiencing positive inner attitudes such as feelings and emotions together with others, the self-esteem of an individual who tries to find a way to refer to others increases, and it supports the adaptive change of one's behaviour.