Rhythm without the blues: how dance crazes make us feel a step closer
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#RTEY)
Doing energetic dance routines together makes people feel more connected and raises their pain threshold, psychologists have found
Psychologists in Oxford may have unravelled the mysterious appeal of Gangnam Style, the Macarena, and the Village People's YMCA, all in one fell swoop.
The dance crazes rose to prominence in three separate decades, but all require an unwavering dedication to synchronised movement and exertion that seems natural only to wedding reception DJs.
