Dance has always been seen as naturally therapeutic. It has physical, emotional, and spiritual components unlike most other therapies or sports. Because of this, the role of dance as therapy is supported by the fact that dance connects the individual to the community on a larger scale while also enabling the individual to express their inner thoughts and feelings within the group. Marian Chace, an early pioneer of DMT began as a dancer herself in the Company of Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn in the early 1930s. After moving on to teaching and owning her own studio, Chace realized that students didn’t just take dance class to become professional but because they simply enjoyed dancing. This caused Chace to reorganize her classes and shift her
