There's Science To Dancing Also

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 21:21 in Psychology & Sociology

Science can make you a better dancer - or at least improve your chances of not looking stupid to the opposite sex, say Northumbria University who used 3D motion-capture technology to create uniform avatar figures and identified the key movement areas of the male dancer’s body that influence female perceptions of whether their dance skills are “good” or “bad”.  Apparently it all comes down to neck, trunk, left shoulder and wrist, the variability of movement size of the neck, trunk and left wrist, and the speed of movement of the right knee. Sounds simple, right?  Read on. read more

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