Debi Evans

But…..beneath it all, trapped in paradise, quietly unseen, lingers the city's oldest, ugliest irony:

Picture this: spotty 11–16-year-olds scrolling Snapchat and TikTok, suddenly seeing AI-generated posters declaring their school is Team Red, the comprehensive school down the road is Team Blue, and it’s time to square up after lessons.

Dancing during or in the immediate aftermath of disasters might seem counterintuitive amid chaos, loss, and survival priorities. Yet behavioural science reveals that movement, especially rhythmic, communal dancing which DOES serve as a powerful psychological and physiological tool for coping, resilience-building, and recovery.