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De afgelopen jaren is er door Dr. Marcus Stuck uit Leipzig een onderzoek
gedaan naar de effecten van biodanza. Hieronder (in het Engels) wat meer
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BIODANZA as Mirrored in the
Sciences
Research about the Psychological, Physiological and
Immunological effects of Biodanza
Dr. M. Stück, Dipl. Psych.
A. Villegas, R. Terren, V. Toro,
F. Perche
Institute
for Applied Psychology, Leipzig University
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Biodanza
School,
Buenos Aires -
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Period
Biodanza was
investigated
on 150 subjects,
from 1998 in both Argentina and Germany
•Experimental-group
(Biodanza) - workers,
teachers, patients
•Control-group
(Aerobics,
Yoga) - workers, teachers
•Psychological
- e.g. regulation of emotions, health, personal psychology
•Physiological
- e.g. skin response, blood pressure
•immunological
- e.g. Immunoglobulin A
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What is Biodanza?
Biodanza was developed 40 years ago in South America by
Rolando
Toro, a Medical Anthropologist.
The word
Biodanza
comes from the words “Bios” meaning “Life” and “Danza” meaning
“Movement full of Meaning”
It is a form of intervention intended to further health
and well-being, and encourages self-expression and
self-management through music, dance and interaction.
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Rolando Toro
“Biodanza addresses the totality of the human being.
We are the result of our fragmented civilisation which often
obliges us to think one thing, feel another and act out
something else.
Biodanza provides a group of exercises aimed at restoring
our integration, which restores our vitality. This is pure
health.
Biodanza is about feeling the intensity of the moment.
If we are in the here and now, then life becomes fantastic”
Rolando Toro Founder of BIODANZA
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Research Results
Initial results from the experimental-control-group study at
the
UAI in Buenos Aires of 50 subjects revealed that:
•13.6%
of the 59 psychological health and personality variables
examined showed significant changes (p<.05) in the
experimental group, compared to 4.5% in the control group
(p<.05), measured immediately after completing the
three-month Biodanza course (Post 1).
•After
a further 3 months without Biodanza (Post 2), the effect
stabilized (experimental group: 14%; control group 9%;
(p<.05).
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Results continued
The following concrete effects were demonstrated in
Argentina:
• Reduction in
psychosomatic complaints
• Improved regulation of
emotions (anger regulation)
A qualitative analysis of the Post 1 interviews revealed
that reference is most often made to
changes in level of social-affective functioning
(higher tolerance and social sensitivity,
better communication and
improved interpersonal skills, improvement in the
quality of affective expression, higher
valuing of nonverbal communication).
The study in Leipzig not only confirmed these results but
improved on them:
With respect to the 66 variables examined immediately
following a three-month Biodanza course, 33% showed
significant changes (p<.05) in the experimental group,
compared to 16.7% in the control group (aerobic).
These effects remained stable at the Post 2 measurement
(e.g. 36.4; CG:
4.5%; p<.05) areas:
changes in the
experimental group were found in the following selected
•improved, offensive problem-solving strategies
•improved anger regulation
•improved emotional expression in social situations (less
fear of contact, increased ability to say “no”)
•more optimism and more of a relaxed attitude
•improved ability to enjoy
•fewer psychosomatic complaints
•greater autonomy and increased expansive behaviour
•improved psychological health
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Intercultural psychological Effects of Biodanza
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Psychosomatic symptoms |
reduced |
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Stress reduction
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relaxation calmness |
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Regulation of emotions |
optimism mood anxiety |
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anger regulation |
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Concept of own abilities |
self-efficacy |
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Ability for enjoyment |
increased |
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Social affective abilities |
contact anxiety decreased |
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ability to demand increased |
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Dr. M. Stück
Head of scientific studies about Biodanza from the faculty
of Bioscience, Pharmacy and Psychology at Leipzig university.
He received 2005 the International Scientific research award
from the Educational foundation Cassianeum in Donauwörth/
Munich for his work on a stress reduction system using
Biodanza as methodology for school teachers.
Publications in relation to the research award:
Stück (2005/06). New Ways: Biodanza and Yoga in the
stressreduction for teachers. Donauwörth: Auer-Verlag (in
preparation)
Stück, M. (2004). Stress management in Schools: an empirical
investigation of a stress management system. Social Work
Practitioner-Researcher, 16 (2), 216–230.
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