This is one question I receive all the time…”Is Qigong a form or style of Dance?”
It can be…Qigong can be many different things. I personally use a very broad and open description of what Qigong is to me.
“Qigong is the Art & Practice of Crafting and Shaping Life Energy with Patience, Steadiness & Skill.”
Qigong dates back to before the Qin and Han dynastic periods, ( 255 BCE - 220 CE.) Then you can see that the origin of many Qigong practices actually originate in Dance.
Through dancing, the physical body was exercised , and the physical health of the body was maintained or improved.
Also, through dancing, the matching of movements with music, breath and mind were regulated into one harmonious state. From this harmonious state, the spirit was raised to a higher energetic level or calmed down into a more peaceful presence.