{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">The Effectiveness of Dance Therapy with the Hispanic Patient - a Pilot Program.</span></p> <p>The purpose of this paper is to assess whether dance therapy was effective in meeting the treatment needs of the Hispanic patients at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington D.C. For this purpose, a pilot program was developed. It was structured as an 18 session program of which three sessions were videotaped and later scored for the following parameters: touch, facing and proxemics. Social interaction was hypothesized to increase through participation in this culturally relevant group.</p>"}