Dance is superior to repetitive physical exercise for brain plasticity (2018)
There is parsimony between recent interest in fasting for health and the fact that so many cultures &amp; religions prescribe ritual fasts. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism...<p>That doesn&#x27;t mean traditions and beliefs are necessarily true, but they didn&#x27;t evolve randomly either. Successful memes serve a purpose, and that <i>can</i> be rational outside of cultural rationality.<p>Dance seems similar. It&#x27;s something most cultures do... especially when they&#x27;re being especially cultural. It may even go deeper. Dancing and music are kind of wired into us, possibly adjacent to speech. Babies will dance to music.<p>I wouldn&#x27;t be surprised if science confirms that dance is good.