The Path of Constructing Mental Health in Community Dance Education
Journal: Arts Studies and Criticism DOI: 10.32629/asc.v6i4.4340
Abstract
As a combination of art popularization and community services, community dance education demonstrates unique value in promoting residents' mental health. From the interdisciplinary perspective of psychology and dance art, this paper explores the construction mechanism of community dance education on mental health: at the individual level, dance intervention achieves physiological regulation, emotional catharsis, and self-cognitive reconstruction through physical rhythms; at the group level, cultural intervention strengthens psychological connections relying on symbolic resonance, ritual experience, and cultural identity. This "body-psychology-culture" collaborative model provides an artistic path for grassroots mental health services and is of great significance for enhancing community residents' sense of happiness and belonging.
Keywords
community dance education; mental health; psychological well-being; dance intervention; cultural identity; embodied cognition
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