Scientists have found benefits in teaching ballroom dancing

Researchers have found evidence that long-term ballroom dancing training develops

empathy, that is, the ability to empathize with the emotional state of another person. Discuss

The study involved 43 professionala dancer and 40 controls of the same age and gender. The experiment collected demographic and personal information about the participants. In addition, they underwent an MRI.

According to the researchers, the dancers scored significantly higher on empathy than those who had never danced before.