Dr Martha Newson research cited in this feature in the premiere U.K. dance music magazine Mixmag, about how we have lost our post pademic energy levels for dancing and socialising.
Did you look forward to the return of clubbing all pandemic long and now find yourself too tired to stay out all night? This drop in energy levels would seem to be A Thing writes Megan Townsend in this piece on how the pandemic affected our energy levels in the UK Dance magazine Mixmag. We’re out of practise at dancing in public, at small talk with strangers at the bar, physically bumping into people, having close contact even with our good friends, and being out of the house for more than a few hours.
To remind us of the benefits of clubbing and socialising research by Dr Martha Newson, School of Anthropology and Conservation, is cited;
‘A study conducted earlier this year by the University of Kent found that raving changes our brains and helps us create meaningful bonds. The dancefloor is a place of meaningful change, a place where you can fall in love, a place of protest, of connecting with your own identity – it’s a place of community pride.’
Read the full piece Mixmag here.
Dr Martha Newson’s research paper titled ‘‘I get high with a little help from my friends” – how raves can invoke identity fusion and lasting co-operation via transformative experiences’ published by Frontiers in Psychology can be found here.