Is the reflex of the right knee important? The secret of the dance that fascinates women revealed

Dancing is fine on the dance floor Even if you go to a club etc. with a popular man always "I can not dance ... ..."Wall flowersMen who can only become, the differenceNorthern Burri UniversityPsychologists have found out.

Motion captureUsing various men's dance with no face3D avatarIt is revealed in a way that the woman evaluates the dance in a condition that is not affected by the difference in appearance, and it is clear where the woman is looking at the body of the man and feeling what movement is attractive .

Details are as below.Psychologists unlock the male dance moves that catch a woman's eye - Northumbria University, Newcastle UK

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Dr. Nick Neave, an evolutionary psychologist at the University of Northern Buri, et al. Conducted research on "good dancers" and "not good dancers"BiomechanicsIn order to explore the difference, 19 men aged 18 to 35 danced to the beat of a simple drum, and the situation was recorded with 12 special cameras.


A man who installs a marker for capture.


Although only men who participated did not be professional dancers, it seems that there was a clear difference in the dance of men who were evaluated as "good dancers" and men who were rated "useless dancers".


The recorded dance was reproduced by a neutral 3D avatar without a face, and 35 heterosexual women evaluated their dance in seven stages.


"We anticipated that movement of the arm and legs, gestures of hands and so on were important, but the results were unexpected," said Dr. Neave. It seems that women were paying attention to the movements of fuselage, neck, and head located in the center of the body rather than male limbs.


Head, neck and torso can move in three directions "front and back", "left and right", "twist (turn)". Men who combine these three direction movements and interwoven with "big movements" and "small movements" and show "diversity", "flexibility" and "creativity" have been evaluated as "good dancers". On the contrary, a man who has been evaluated as a "useless dancer" seems to have shown "a body is hard, fit into a mold, monotonous movement". Monotonous and unchangedHead bangingDr. Neave says that it is a typical example of a "bad dancer" to do.


It may be that there were "good dance" men who showed an attractive knee movement by chance among the 19 men who participated, but in addition to the trunk, the quickness of the movement of the right knee is also "a good dancer "It was an element that separates" a useless dancer ".


An example of "a useless dancer"This video (WMV format)You can see with. It is kind of like a bon odori, but it is a poor posture and a backstroke, and it has become a repeat of monotonous movements.


An example of "a good dancer"Here (WMV format). Although there may be no music and a avatar without faces is dancing, this may seem like a smiley move, but in comparison with the useless example above, there is a sharp and sharp movement and the posture is also good, combining various movements It seems to have a variation in dancing.


In this research, it seems that it was also a purpose to investigate whether a man dancing at a club has a specific movement like courtship behavior seen in animals. Ritual behavior for courtship seen in animals is a means of conveying information on age, health condition, fertility and hormonal status of the individual to the opposite sex. "People are going to clubs to show off their charm and attract opposite sex, so it is highly possible that these biological information is being communicated there, in animal, male courtship Behavior is an act required to be physical ability and health.We think that the same thing is done also in human.A men who can do attractive dance is young, healthy and physical strength There should be, "said Dr. Neave.

The 19 men who danced were drawn and biochemically examined, so there are some results suggesting that 'good dancers' are healthier than 'dirty' That's right.

According to Dr. Neave, "training a dancer" can easily become a "good dancer" if you train the strength of the body trunk and gain flexibility, undergo a dance lesson and learn creativity movements So it seems there is no need to give up on men who are not good at dancing.