{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">How Does Various Music (Gospel, Reggae, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues) Affect the African-American Client's View of Dance Therapy?</span></p> <p>How does various music (Gospel, Reggae, Jazz, Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues) affect the African-American clients view of Dance Therapy? This is the question posed in this thesis. The answer has been culminated through research, reviewing African-American music and dance history and interviewing individuals on their particular responses to dance and music programs. Thirty individuals of various ethnic backgrounds residing in a nursing home were asked their views on the effects of music in a Dance Therapy program. The format chosen was an informal personal interview where the individual responded with open-ended answers. The interviews being held where the individual was most comfortable, provided an atmosphere of confidentiality and respect between interviewer and interviewees. The results of these questions were then compared and tabulated to distinguish responses in terms of age, sex, race, religion, and educational backgrounds. The conclusion of this research coincides with the literature review in that the responses of African-Americans in Dance Therapy programs relates to a history of interaction between music and dance within the culture individuals of this particular ethnicity then, will respond quite naturally to music of their culture when used in a Dance Therapy group.</p>"}