Quotes from Judith Lynne Hanna

It is the persistence of dance in helping people to resist, reduce, and escape stress since early humanity that attests to its efficacy.

The symbolism in any kind of dance allows for recall, reenactment, and reexperience of events for purposes of resisting, reducing, transforming, and escaping stress.

Dance releases energy mobilized by the fight-or-flight stress response that was otherwise restrained.

Contrary to conventional wisdom, dance is not a universal 'language' but many languages and dialects. There are close to 6000 verbal languages, and probably that many dance languages.

In the interweave of mind and body, dance is a mode that allows people to work through difficulties, anticipate the future, recollect the past, and confront the present.

Participants in dance, both dancers and viewers, may experience catharsis and develop a sense of mastery or self-discovery.

Among its many uses, dance/movement therapy aims to help people overcome trauma, often by nonverbally bringing the elements of the experience to the fore.