Dancing and Brain

Not all of us have what it takes to be a dancing queen. But whether you are a politician [blank] two left feet or a Strictly Come Dancing wannabe, if you like to dance you are in luck. Ballet, ballroom or break-dancing, it doesn't matter: getting into the groove does wonders for you. And it's not just the joy [blank] moving to music. Dancing is good for the brain too. It can change the way you think and even keep your mind sharp as you age. "People [blank] born to move. They are born to move rhythmically," says dance psychologist Peter Lovatt at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Admittedly, we are not all blessed with the same degree of talent [blank] it, but dancing is ingrained in human nature. People across almost all cultures have done it for as long as we know. Indeed, a sense of rhythm seems to be innate. Telltale brain activity in newborn babies reveals that even they can spot [blank] a drummer skips a beat.