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Victoria Woollaston
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Men wanting to attract a woman in a nightclub or wedding should definitely hit the dancefloor – with particular focus on shaking their head and moving their right knee.
Researchers used 3D cameras to film men dancing, before asking women to rate how good it was on a scale of one to 10.
They discovered that a series of specific movements, involving the neck, trunk, wrist, left shoulder and right knee, were the most alluring – and could even reveal clues to a man’s fertility.
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Researchers filmed 19 men, aged between 18 and 35. using a 3D camera as they danced to music. Women were then asked to rate each volunteer’s dancing on a scale of one to 10. Good dancers made large and varied movements with their neck and trunk
WHAT MAKES A GOOD DANCER?
Researchers filmed 19 men aged between 18 and 35 using a 3D camera as they danced to music.
The study discovered five movement variables made the difference between a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ dancer.
According to the female participants’ perceptions, good dancers made large and varied movements with their neck and trunk.
Equally, varied movements in the wrist
and left shoulder, as well as fast movements with the right knee, were
also seen as a signs of good dancers.
Neave said such dance movements ‘may form
honest signals of a man’s reproductive quality, in terms of health,
vigour or strength’ and this may be why the females found these moves so
attractive.
At the other end of the scale, men who
move their arms too much were marked down by the researchers, as were
men that did not move enough and kept their arms and legs close to their
body.
The research was carried out by Dr Nick Neave and Kristofor McCarty, from Northumbria University.
They filmed 19 men aged between 18 and 35 using a 3D camera as they danced to music.
Their individual movements were mapped onto a blank background and each male was turned into a white avatar.
The researchers then asked 35 heterosexual women to rate each participant’s dance moves on a scale of one to 10.
Dr Neave said he turned the dancers into avatars so the women would not be influenced by the physical attractiveness of each volunteer.
The study discovered five movement variables made the difference between a ‘good’ and ‘bad’ dancer.
According to the female participants’ perceptions, good dancers made large and varied movements with their neck and trunk.
Equally, varied movements in the wrist
and left shoulder, as well as fast movements with the right knee, were
also seen as a signs of good dancers.
Varied movements in the left shoulder and arm, as well as fast movements with the right knee, pictured, were also seen as a signs of a good dancer. Researchers said such dance movements ‘form honest signals of a man’s reproductive quality’ and this may be why the females found these moves so attractive
The participants’ individual movements were mapped onto a blank background and each male was turned into an avatar, pictured. The researchers said they turned the dancers into avatars so the women would not be influenced by the physical attractiveness of each volunteer
Many of the world’s most famous dancers, including Michael Jackson, are renowned for using these movements – in particular Jackson’s knee swivel in the Rock With You video.
‘This is the first study to show objectively what differentiates a good dancer from a bad one,’ said Dr Neave.
Many of the world’s most famous dancers,
including Michael Jackson, are renowned for using these movements – in
particular Jackson’s knee swivel in the Rock With You video
‘Men all over the world will be interested to know what moves they can throw to attract women.
‘ We now know which area of the body females are looking at when they are making a judgement about male dance attractiveness.
‘If a man knows what the key moves are, he can get some training and improve his chances of attracting a female through his dance style.’
At the other end of the scale, men who move their arms too much were marked down by the researchers, as were men that did not move enough and kept their arms and legs close to their body.
At the other end of the scale, men who moved their arms too much were marked down by the females, pictured left, as were men that did not move enough and kept their arms and legs close to their body, pictured right
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Benedict Shaftsbury,
Coastal England,
22 minutes ago
Well, that’s my Dancing career finished, I have a broken leg, and whiplash. I have no chance of walking funny?
anonymouse,
London,
29 minutes ago
Oh My! If my fella danced like this, I’d be hiding! Who comes up with this stuff, really???
NCal Dave,
USA,
43 minutes ago
Dancing is just a primitive form of foreplay. That’s why I’m told its much easier to simply lick the back of a $100 note and paste it to your forehead.
Rick,
Hull,
1 hour ago
An unknown young woman (unknown to me at any rate) came up to me in the Flamingo Club in Wardour Street in 1965 and said, “You think you look good when you dance but you don’t, you look stupid.”
I never danced since. I don’t suppose I ever will 
Gordon,
Romford,
1 hour ago
And this is NEWS?????????, what a waste of time.
Just Dona,
Metropolis, United Kingdom,
1 hour ago
Seriously? Seriously? Who are these ‘researchers’, and why can’t they put such incredible braininess into finding a REAL job?
sdemnips,
Birmingham,
1 hour ago
There orta be a law against men over thirty dancing without a licence.
Who Cares,
Brussels,
1 hour ago
Seriously? This was researched? Someone has too much money and time on their hands.
gazzakickboxer,
sussex, United Kingdom,
2 hours ago
I was at the club weekend, only walked across the dance floor and one first prize… I was a bit pi$$ed
Nick,
Toronto,
2 hours ago
I’m still a fan of the “Elaine” thumb dancing and kicks. I’m far more likely to be laughed into bed.
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