You know, the discovery of mirror neurons was a big breakthrough for dance therapists, it gave a scientifical proof ( in a sence of hard core evidence based science) for many concepts of theory and practice of Dance /Movement Therapy.
Below are links to recent articles on this topic. Enjoy!
The ontogenetic origins of mirror neurons: evidence from ‘tool-use’ and ‘audiovisual’ mirror neurons
Mirror neurons behave normally in autism