Why Everyone Is Dancing Right Now, Even Though There’s No Party

I WAS at the end of my workout, about to close out my music app when one of my favorite songs came on. Oh dang, I can’t press skip on this one. I thought I would just continue stretching to it, but I couldn’t help but start dancing. I usually don’t dance — I’m pretty awful at it — but I decided to turn up the volume and pretend I was celebrating something.

Full blast and completely absorbed, the music brought on a mix of nostalgia and delight, as it was one of the last songs I danced to before the pandemic hit.

And as I was dancing, I accidentally caught my reflection in the window and thought I would cringe at myself, but instead I was surprised by what I saw: a face that was having so much fun.

Dancing is not just great for our bodies, but also