Chinese ethnic dance therapy: cultural anthropology and health science perspectives on Tujia ethnic dances

The broad spectrum of beneficial effects of Tujia dances may improve dance therapy in various medical areas and enhance culturally sensitive public health systems. Further research should focus on underlying mechanisms, involve dances from further ethnic groups, explore cross-cultural transferability to more precisely differentiate archetypal/anthropological and culture-dependent factors, and to clearly identify dance therapeutic functions within complex medical and psychological treatment plans.