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Drumming can change a person's response to stress on a genomic level. When given a choice between stressful behavior, leisurely activity and musical practice, it was determined that people who practice music in their spare time have genetic reversals to their stresses.

Throughout the ages, traditional dances have been used to fight off danger, ask for riches, convey feelings and passion, or celebrate festivals or rituals, such as birth or marriage. They have also helped natives work, grow up, praise or condemn community members. In African culture, traditional dances take place as a group, conveying the life of the village rather than of the individuals or couples. African dance is interpretative, using the theories of polyrhythm and whole body expression.

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