Multiple outlets report on research indicating that infants can perceive and respond to musical rhythm well before they can sit, walk, or speak. The articles state that babies appear to be able to feel the beat at around three months old. They emphasize that this early sensitivity does not mean infants can intentionally “dance,” and they frame the ability as a developmental response to rhythm rather than a learned movement. The reporting also highlights the timing: perception of beat emerges months before a baby’s first birthday, when more coordinated, voluntary movement typically develops. While the outlets describe the finding in accessible terms, they present it as evidence of early rhythmic awareness rather than a direct demonstration of dancing behavior. Overall, the coverage points to early developmental capacity to track rhythm in music during infancy, with the suggestion that later motor skills are what allow more overt movement.