Why do people dance?

Because some days, you've gotta.

Rhythm.

It brings you joy.

Social bonding.

Sexual attraction

Religious reasons

Celebration, think when World War II ended.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS5oCLXrQLs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ERvqabgKaA


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbOQ6M3MbXY


This post was edited by kjames at November 6, 2018 12:38 PM MST

When I could dance, it was fun. Especially in the disco era. My wife and I won a dance contest. Good exercise, too. We usually had some more exercise when we got home.

Some people really shouldn't.  They shouldn't put me in such a position as to have to determine if they're dancing or in need of CPR. :P

cause they think its fun

"To raise their blood pressure."

In old Westerns ,it was because of bullets being fired at people's feet....God knows what dance they were doing though...:(

It's a celebration of life.  People dance when they feel happy.  Some just love to dance....I'm one of them.  Even if I don't feel particularly happy, I will after I dance a while.

It's also a social barrier breaker.  It may be just too hard to walk up to a stranger and start talking but it's easy to say, wanna dance?  If they say no, it's not really a big deal. 

Dancing is the vertical expression of a horizontal desire.