Dancing
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While dancing in and of it self is not uniquely human, the reasons that humans dance may be very different from those of apes or other animals. Examples include dancing to show expression and coordinating dance to music. Moreover, it is quite common for humans to dance without an express purpose.
Many animals display dancing behavior for different purposes, for example, birds of paradise use dancing to attract mates. Parrots in captivity can respond to rhythmic music by coordinated movement. Some captive apes dance but the behavior has not been documented in their natural habitat.
Human dancing is a method of expressing joy or happiness and is an integral part of human life. Primitive human cave paintings depict dance like movement at times of prayer or war. In modern humans, dancing can be a source of entertainment and individual expression.
The forms of dance may vary by culture but dancing itself is universal to all humans.
Human dance might have started by observing nature, which later integrated into cultural, religious, and entertainment purposes.
Dancing might be advantageous by driving cultural or clan integrity.
Coordinated dancing and recreational dancing is absent in other animals.
