At Last, Science Figures Out The Keys to Sexy Dancing
Motion-capture technology allows an objective analysis of which dance moves are most attractive For Fred Astaire, it was best done cheek to cheek. Madonna made it all about getting into the groove. And Outkast advocated shaking it like a Polaroid picture. Dancing can take many different forms. But which is proven to attract more members of the opposite sex? Science has been silent on the subject until now. Psychologists at Northumbria University in Newcastle, the U.K., say they have used avatars shimmying to computer-generated dance sequences to pinpoint the moves most likely to win over women, reports LiveScience. Related ArticlesIn The Future, All Break-Dancing B-Boys Will Be RobotsSurena, Iran's Asimo-Like Humanoid, Performs Strange Dance On TelevisionPlayStation 3 Joins the Motion-Capture Gaming Party TagsScience, The Sex Files, Mara Hvistendahl, dance, dancing, human reproduction, reproduction, sex, VideoThey recruited 19 men between the ages of 18 and 35 to bob to a German dance...