A feasibility study of a culturally and gender-specific dance to promote physical activity for South Asian immigrant women in the greater Toronto area.

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A feasibility study of a culturally and gender-specific dance to promote physical activity for South Asian immigrant women in the greater Toronto area.

Vahabi, M.
2015
doi:10.1016/j.whi.2014.09.007

Research Collaborators

Damba, C.

Keywords

culture, gender, immigrant, physical activity, South Asia, women

What is Dance Movement Therapy (DMT)?

DMT is defined by the European Association Dance Movement Therapy (EADMT) as ‘the therapeutic use of movement to further the emotional, cognitive, physical, spiritual and social integration of the individual.