Kenyan listener Docktor can’t help himself. When music is playing he must move to the beat and he wants to know why. What role does dance play in human evolution? And what does dance mean to us? To he

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In her continuing bid to take the 'work' out of 'workout', Amanda gives pole-dancing a go. It's physically demanding, but definitely also fun. And a bit sexy.

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In 1974 the Martha Graham Dance Company toured south east Asia, to refute the image of Americans as military and materialistic. Dancers from this tour recall the response.

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