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Dancing is something that humans do when they want to have a good time.
跳舞是人类在想要玩得开心时会做的事情。
It's a universal response to music, found in all cultures.
这是对音乐的普遍反应，存在于所有文化中。
But what's only been discovered recently is that dancing not only makes us feel good, it's also extremely good for our health.
但最近才发现，跳舞不仅让人们心情愉悦，而且对健康也有极大的好处。
Dancing, like other forms of exercise, releases hormones, such as dopamine, which make us feel relaxed and happy.
跳舞和其他形式的运动一样，会释放荷尔蒙，比如多巴胺，使我们感到放松和快乐。
And it also reduces feelings of stress or anxiety.
它还能减少压力或焦虑感。
Dancing is also a sociable activity, which is another reason it makes us feel good.
跳舞也是一种社交活动，这也是它让我们心情愉悦的另一个原因。
One study compared people's enjoyment of dancing at home in front of a video with dancing in a group in a studio.
一项研究比较了人们在家中看视频跳舞和在舞蹈室里集体跳舞的愉悦感。
The people dancing in a group reported feeling happier, whereas those dancing alone did not.
报告显示，和别人一起跳舞的人感觉更快乐，而独自跳舞的人则没有。
In another experiment, university researchers at York and Sheffield took a group of students and sent each of them into a lab where music was played for five minutes.
在另一项实验中，约克大学和谢菲尔德大学的研究人员把一组学生带进一个实验室，在那里播放五分钟的音乐。
Each had to choose from three options: to sit and listen quietly to the music, to cycle on an exercise bike while they listened, or to get up and dance.
每个人都有三个选择：静静地坐着听音乐，边听音乐边骑健身自行车，或者站起来跳舞。
All were given cognitive tasks to perform before and after.
所有人在实验前后都接受了认知任务。
The result showed that those who chose to dance showed much more creativity when doing problem-solving tasks.
结果显示，那些选择跳舞的人在做解决问题的任务时表现出更多的创造力。
Doctor Lovatt at the University of Hertfordshire believes dance could be a very useful way to help people suffering from mental health problems.
赫特福德大学的洛瓦特博士认为，跳舞可能会非常有效地帮助患有精神健康问题的人。
He thinks dance should be prescribed as therapy to help people overcome issues such as depression.
他认为舞蹈应该被规定为一种治疗方法，来帮助人们克服抑郁症等问题。
