Anxiety disorder is one of the common psychological problems faced by college students, which has a negative impact on their studies and lives. As a traditional cultural form, folk dance not only carries the essence of national culture, but also has potential mental health benefits by means of body movement, music, and emotional expression. Therefore, it is of great significance to explore the efficacy of the inheritance and development of folk-dance culture on the anxiety disorder of college students.

The study first involved a subset of participants receiving anxiety disorders treated with a folk-dance intervention. The intervention can be conducted through classroom teaching, group activities and other forms. It mainly includes personalized exercise, key training, emotional regulation, etc. In the traditional drug treatment of the control group, the effect of the folk dance was analyzed during the experiment.

The analysis found that the incidence of anxiety disorders decreased by 65.87% after the experimental group participants received the folk-dance intervention 83.23% of the patients showed significant disease improvement. Among the participants in the control group, only 62.36% of the patients with anxiety disorders had improved. It was 20.87% lower than the experimental group.

The experiment found that by participating in folk dance activities, college students can release tension through body movement while experiencing traditional culture, and adjust their emotional state with the help of the rhythm and expression form of music. Therefore, participating in the inheritance and development of folk-dance culture can produce positive effects on the intervention of college students.