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The Many Health Benefits Of Music And Dance Therapies

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Music and dance can be powerful, promoting a sense of wellness, bringing joy and healing, and uniting people. Music and dance therapies are research-based health practices that can improve an individual's physical, emotional, cognitive and social needs. 

Music and dance can aid in physical rehabilitation, increase a person's motivation to be engaged in treatment, provide emotional support and be an outlet for expression.

Here to talk about music and dance therapy are CEO of , Arlene DeSilva; Board Certified Music Therapist with , Shonda Malik; Vice President of Medical Affairs for , Dr. Stephen Feagins; and Yasmin Radzi, a research associate at and a dancer who has studied dance therapy.

The Fifth Annual Music & Medicine Conference takes place Friday, October 7. The registration deadline is September 28. For more information and registration,