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How has dancing helped us survive as a species?
Whether at weddings, festivals or in our own homes, we often associate dancing with moments of joy and frivolity. But dance might have played a much more important role in our history. Evolutionary anthropologist Bronwyn Tarr from Oxford University explains how dance may have been vital to our survival as a species.
(Photo: Friends dancing on a rooftop. Credit: Getty Images)
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