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Papas Fritas writes:
The Washington Post reports that a group of evolutionary biologists have looked at the science of bump and grind, and say they have figured out exactly which dance movements catch a woman's eye. Researchers set up the experiment as follows: they recruited 30 men to dance to a core drum beat for 30 seconds. The dancers were given no specific instructions on how to dance beforehand, and their movements were recorded via a sophisticated motion-capture system. Each dancer's 30-second routine was then used to animate a "featureless, gender-neutral" computer-generated avatar. Researchers then asked 37 women to view each of the dancing avatars and rate their performance on a seven-point scale.
The results: Women rated dancers higher when they showed larger and more variable movements of the head, neck and torso (PDF). Speed of leg movements mattered too, particularly bending and twisting of the right knee. Going beyond the dance floor, these findings could demonstrate that men's dance moves could carry "honest signals of traits such as health, fitness, genetic quality and developmental history." No word yet on whether similar findings hold true for men's assessments of women's dancing ability as an indication of their genetic quality and fitness.
(Score: 1) by That_Dude on Wednesday March 26 2014, @01:02PM
(psssst... hey you there, run for the hills... make many tracks before this guy starts rattling on again...)
Lot's of guys who can't or won't dance sire plenty of offspring. I don't have anything to cite other than personal observation. I think it has more to do a man's stance, his poise and coordinated movements. There is no one algorithm to be solved that will always get you in the sack. The thing about the dance floor ritual is that it happens in a short amount of time with a probability that there are at least a few possible mating partners amongst the fodder. Contrast this to having to observe motion over an extended period of time and pick out the conscious/unconscious cues of that realm. The dance floor is not your only hope to rut like a feral dog. It is not the epitome of socio-sexual achievement of dominance over motion. You don't have to master the funky chicken or other such coordinated muscle spasm sequences to get laid, it just increases the probability of finding another easy lay such as yourself. This also increases the risk of exposure to sabre toothed crotch crickets, but I didn't see this point covered in the article. So don't jump the gun here and slap on your disco duds or adorn yourself with your techno origami accessories and rush out the door like a horny teenager thinking you're the golden child just because you think you've found some juicy scientific secret. Take heed of this advice: A young bull and an old bull are standing on a hill looking down at a field of cows. The young bull says to the old bull, "Hey, let's run down there and get it on with one of those cows." The old bull looks over at the young bull and replies, "Let's walk down there and get them all." 'Nuff said.
Therapists have no idea where to start with me.
(Score: 2) by hatta on Wednesday March 26 2014, @07:11PM
Don't dance to get laid. Dance because it's awesome.