Social dancers find that outdoor connection is the best antidote for a low mood 🍍🕺🏻💃 | ABC Australia

Kicking off their shoes to feel the grass underfoot, this group of dancers barely notice the people who have pulled up chairs nearby to watch them move to the music.

The social group has set up beachside this summer, taking what would normally be an indoor activity to the great outdoors.

Dancer Philip John says feeling the connectivity to the earth while dancing is liberating.

There are smiles all around as more people arrive to join in, some experienced and some who have barely begun to learn a single step.

Allied Health and Human Performance Research Fellow Dr Ben Singh says the group are benefiting from combining the known health benefits of exercise, being outdoors and social connectivity and inclusion.

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