As someone who has been writing and producing electronic dance music for 30 years its an interesting article
But I find it somewhat sad that dance music and dancing is automatically equated with drugs and alcohol.
Growing up outside of Chicago with a brother 12 years older than me who also loved dance music means I was exposed to Chicago House music just as it started its popularity in the late 80s when I was in middle school.
Dancing is a part of almost every culture in the world from Sub Saharan Africa to the the Indigenous peoples of the Americas. I think its hardwired into our DNA
Like all cardio exercise, dancing is a natural endorphin feel good chemical maker.