Why Do Humans Dance

Dance can be taught, but it can't always be learned. When it comes to rhythm and grace, most either have it or they don't. I've never thought much about why, but I imagine it's an arbitrary genetic trait like rolling your tongue or wiggling your ears.

Turns out I am right-ish. Scientists know that dancing used to be a matter of survival. A 2006 study in the Public Library of Science’s genetics journal says prehistoric humans bonded and communicated through dancing, especially during troubled times. And just 1.5 million years ago humans were still dancing to attract mates.

What's it mean today? While it's been proven that dancers have better body symmetry, it really means nothing unless you're pining over someone with a dancer fetish. In fact, if dancing has lost its evolutionary purpose, then aren't those who can't dance more advanced?

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