{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">Comparison of a Leader's Japanese and American Characteristics in Leading a Japanese and an American Dance Therapy Group.</span></p> <p>I reviewed some of the Japanese and American cultural characteristics in the literature review. Those are geography, history, population density, religion, groupism vs. individualism, deviant vs. unique, dependency vs. self-assertion, verbal and non-verbal characteristics, posture and movement characteristics.</p> <p>I videotaped one dance therapy session with each ethnic group. My Japanese and American culturally characterized behavior and verbalization in leading dance therapy were examined in order to determine my preference with each group.</p> <p>The results showed significant differences between my behavior in the two groups in regards to body position, kinesphere, one-sided movements, and in direct verbalization. Overall, I introduced both cultural traits in both groups spontaneously. However, my Japanese characteristics were dominantly observed in the Japanese group and American characteristics were dominantly observed in the American group.</p> <p>A major problem was that this research was done with each group in slightly different conditions. There were differences in regards to the knowledge of dance therapy, advance notice of the session which makes the results infinite.</p>"}