Saying the lion is kind of the beasts says something about lions and also something about kings.

Among its many uses, dance/movement therapy aims to help people overcome trauma, often by nonverbally bringing the elements of the experience to the fore.

In contrast to what the women have been told (that they are dumb and ugly) and how they have been controlled with confined strictures, the dance class is a safe place in which the women have choices and can improve their self-concept.

Saying the lion is kind of the beasts says something about lions and also something about kings.

Dance releases energy mobilized by the fight-or-flight stress response that was otherwise restrained.

The symbolism in any kind of dance allows for recall, reenactment, and reexperience of events for purposes of resisting, reducing, transforming, and escaping stress.

Participants in dance, both dancers and viewers, may experience catharsis and develop a sense of mastery or self-discovery.