Researchers Discover Irresistible Dance Moves 215
sciencehabit writes "To find out if certain dance moves are more attractive to women than others, researchers recruited a bunch of college guys and used motion-capture to create avatars of them dancing. When women watched the avatars (2 videos included in story), the men they found most attractive were those who kept their heads and torsos moving without flailing their arms and legs. The researchers say dancing is thus an honest signal to women of the man's strength and health, just as it is in crabs and hummingbirds, who also move in special ways to attract mates."
Science! (Score:2, Funny)
the men they found most attractive were those who kept their heads and torsos moving without flailing their arms and legs
Discovering what common sense knew years ago, Today!
So, remember nerds.... (Score:2, Funny)
...make sure your avatar dances like the example on the bottom. Otherwise, you're never going to pretend to get laid.
Second purpose of my dance (Score:5, Funny)
> without flailing their arms and legs
That's all well and good for impressing the ladies, but how then am I supposed to scare of my competition?
Re:this is /. (Score:5, Funny)
"Kept their heads and torsos moving without flailing their arms and legs" seems useful in adapting our ways to attracting mates, though. Seems like the moves might be quite doable while sitting on a couch.
Our generation and dance (Score:5, Funny)
My mother asked me why our generation never came up with any dances. Her generation had the Twist, the Mashed Potato, etc.
I replied that Micheal Jackson killed dance. Nobody else could move like him, so we all gave up and just mosh and twitch randomly.
What about non-solo dancing? (Score:3, Funny)
What, no analysis of social dancing? Ya know, dancing with girls? With a lead and a follow?
I guess that kind of research will have to wait for a scientist willing to ask a girl to dance... might take a while.
Re:Science! (Score:3, Funny)
What are you talking about? Everyone's known for years that guys who dance like they're a frog in a blender don't make the cut.
This is NOT news. Except maybe to nerds, [...]
... which is why /. links to the whole article, for your convenience.
How to score chicks (Score:2, Funny)
How to score chicks
1) Cut off own arms and legs; leave head connected.
2) Flail
3) Commence to tapping ass
Porn (Score:3, Funny)
WTF? (Score:3, Funny)
who are you to tell techno-viking he can't dance?
Re:Porn (Score:4, Funny)
Imagine for a second that you're a woman getting drilled away by a perfect mate, how much of that guy are you going to see? Pretty much just his torso, head, and arms, right? That would explain why the legs are unimportant in teh decision making process.
Depends what position you're doing it in. Sometimes you'd see nothing. Except maybe the pillow.
Re:Science! (Score:3, Funny)
No, she's still a chick.
Her daughters say she was always a woman.
Re:Porn (Score:3, Funny)