Let’s dance: Moving together in a dislocated world

Researchers and artists are exploring the transformative power of dance in fostering collaboration and social inclusion, as seen through Nicholas Rowe’s global efforts to teach dance to marginalized communities worldwide. Dance neuroscience reveals that dancing together activates multiple brain regions, promoting intra-brain synchrony and enhancing communication. With the establishment of the world’s first UNESCO Chair of Dance and Social Inclusion at the University of Auckland, initiatives like Rowe’s Intracomp project are paving the way for creative arts education to support belonging and value in a future world marked by climate-induced migration on a massive scale.

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