Biodanza-

A Spanish neologism meaning life-dance.  This is a system of self-development, using music, movement, and positive thoughts to deepen self awareness, and thereby promotes the ability to make a “holistic link to oneself and one’s emotions and express them”.   Biodanza is the Hispanic equivalent to Tai Chi, but with more movement.  There are schools of Biodanza in San Francisco and LA.  Biodanza has 4 “lines” of vivencia (living in the present moment): vitality, sexuality, creativity, and affectivity.  Additionally there is transcendence, which means connecting to something greater in the universe.  There are some studies on biodanza, a delta level study showing biodanza reduces acute pain severity by 16%  in women with fibromyalgia (Pain Manag Nurs 2017 Oct;18(5):319-27).  There is a biodanza beta level RCT demonstrating significant reduction of stress and depression in university students (J Altern Complement Med 2017 Jul;23(7):558-565).  However there was also a gamma level fibromyalgia study that found biodanza inferior to multidisciplinary therapy (Acta Reumatol Port 2012 Jul-Sep;37(3):240-50).  Lastly, there was a RCT for fibromyalgia (beta level) that was invalid due to a high dropout rate using aqua-biodanza for treatment of fibromyalgia. (Aten Primaria 2012 Nov;44(11):641-9)