Research has finally determined how to tell if your moves in the club just aren’t cutting it, adding to what we’ve already known about men for years.
You go, girl.
Science says women should let their hips swing and make sure their legs and arms feel the beat if they want to be judged as a good dancer.
A study published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports hints at the key to sexy dance moves right at the front of its decidedly unsexy title: «Optimal asymmetry and other motion parameters that characterise high-quality female dance. »
Specifically, the authors found that asymmetric movements of the thighs and arms as well as hip swing are the most highly rated dance moves for women.
Don’t worry, the study wasn’t conducted by a group of creepy dudes in labcoats ogling dancing female volunteers. Instead, researchers from Northumbria University in the UK used 3D motion capture to record 39 women dancing to a basic drum beat and render their movements into computer-generated avatars that remove all information about their individual physical appearance.
A total of 57 women and 143 women then watched 15-second clips of the 39 avatars dancing and rated their moves.
