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 Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:13 Post subject: Dirty Dancing
It's true, dancing does lead to sex
Email Print Normal font Large font By Alok Jha in London
December 23, 2005
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AdvertisementSCIENTISTS have confirmed what fans of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever have known all along: men with the best dance moves have the most sex appeal.
The finding lends support to the idea that dancing is a way to show off high quality genes and good health - both indicators of a top quality mate.
Charles Darwin was the first to suggest that dance was a courtship signal in animals, but there had been no studies of the relation of dance and genetic or physical quality in humans until now.
In a study published yesterday in the journal Nature, William Brown, of Rutgers University in New Jersey, looked at how dancing ability correlated with a person's body symmetry, a typical measure of the quality of a mate in evolutionary biology.
Across a wide range of species, less-symmetric bodies are associated with increased disease and poor reproductivity.
Professor Brown recorded 183 Jamaicans strutting their stuff and then presented the results to 155 peers for evaluation on a dance rating scale.
The body symmetry of the participants was assessed by matching their elbows, wrists, knees, ankles, feet, ears and third, fourth and fifth fingers.
Professor Brown found that symmetrical men were evaluated as significantly better dancers than asymmetric ones. Likewise, men preferred the dances of symmetrical women, although this effect was not as marked, suggesting women are more choosy in selecting mates.
However, the researchers stopped short of saying why symmetry was so crucial, and said more study was necessary.
"Attractive dances may be more difficult to perform, more rhythmic, more energetic, more energy-efficient or any combination of these factors," they write.
"Does dance ability correlate with reproductive success? We plan to address this question with long-term data from the same population."
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:14 Post subject:
HYPER SUX AT DANCING!
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:22 Post subject:
| j1miller wrote: | | HYPER SUX AT DANCING! |
i dance with skates on.
flat foot i look like a dying duck. BTW i don't exactly see your dance card filled either. 
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:25 Post subject:
| HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPER SUX AT DANCING! |
i dance with skates on.
flat foot i look like a dying duck. BTW i don't exactly see your dance card filled either. |
ummmm..... yes it is 
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:29 Post subject:
| j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPER SUX AT DANCING! |
i dance with skates on.
flat foot i look like a dying duck. BTW i don't exactly see your dance card filled either. |
ummmm..... yes it is |
 well to you.
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:30 Post subject: Re: Dirty Dancing
| HYPERASHEL wrote: | It's true, dancing does lead to sex
December 23, 2005
SCIENTISTS have confirmed what fans of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever have known all along: men with the best dance moves have the most sex appeal. |
Whoa! I liked him in the movie and thought that he danced well but...he just doesn't appeal to me in that way.
| Quote: | | The finding lends support to the idea that dancing is a way to show off high quality genes and good health - both indicators of a top quality mate. |
I thought that it showed co-ordination, rhythm, and timing! So, now I understand the attraction...but not to Travolta.
| Quote: | | Charles Darwin was the first to suggest that dance was a courtship signal in animals, but there had been no studies of the relation of dance and genetic or physical quality in humans until now. |
Well, duh! Has anyone seen the dances done in 1859? Of course, that was slightly pre-Victorian so maybe some of those dances were, um, provocative. "Hey, baby! Check out these moves...quality genes, eh? Let's you and me make a quality baby!"
| Quote: | | In a study published yesterday in the journal Nature, William Brown, of Rutgers University in New Jersey, looked at how dancing ability correlated with a person's body symmetry, a typical measure of the quality of a mate in evolutionary biology. |
Some people have too much time...and too much grant money.
| Quote: | | Across a wide range of species, less-symmetric bodies are associated with increased disease and poor reproductivity. |
Are elephants symmetrical?
| Quote: | | Professor Brown recorded 183 Jamaicans strutting their stuff and then presented the results to 155 peers for evaluation on a dance rating scale. |
Just as I thought. This so-called "Professor Brown" studied Jamaicans? Like, why didn't he study 183 Norweigians?
And who says that the 155 peers know how to evaluate a dancer? Oh, Simon....
| Quote: | | Professor Brown found that symmetrical men were evaluated as significantly better dancers than asymmetric ones. Likewise, men preferred the dances of symmetrical women, although this effect was not as marked, suggesting women are more choosy in selecting mates. |
And just exactly how did "Professor Brown" not already know this? Perhaps he's post-disco.
| Quote: | However, the researchers stopped short of saying why symmetry was so crucial, and said more study was necessary.
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Exactly....more study=more grant money...
| Quote: | | "Attractive dances may be more difficult to perform, more rhythmic, more energetic, more energy-efficient or any combination of these factors," they write. |
Hence, my thoughts about co-ordination, timing, rhythm.
| Quote: | | "Does dance ability correlate with reproductive success? We plan to address this question with long-term data from the same population." |
I don't know 'bout the chances of reproductive success but it seems pretty obvious that it has a lot to do with scoring...."Hello? Arthur Murray?"
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:31 Post subject:
| j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPER SUX AT DANCING! |
i dance with skates on.
flat foot i look like a dying duck. BTW i don't exactly see your dance card filled either. |
ummmm..... yes it is |
Dang right! And no cuts.
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:33 Post subject:
| msparks wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPER SUX AT DANCING! |
i dance with skates on.
flat foot i look like a dying duck. BTW i don't exactly see your dance card filled either. |
ummmm..... yes it is |
Dang right! And no cuts. |
huh???? 
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:39 Post subject:
| msparks wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPER SUX AT DANCING! |
i dance with skates on.
flat foot i look like a dying duck. BTW i don't exactly see your dance card filled either. |
ummmm..... yes it is |
Dang right! And no cuts. |
yup, this makes a lot more sense now!! 
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:40 Post subject:
| HYPERASHEL wrote: | | msparks wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPER SUX AT DANCING! |
i dance with skates on.
flat foot i look like a dying duck. BTW i don't exactly see your dance card filled either. |
ummmm..... yes it is |
Dang right! And no cuts. |
yup, this makes a lot more sense now!! |
I'm so freaking lost!
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:41 Post subject:
| j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | msparks wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPER SUX AT DANCING! |
i dance with skates on.
flat foot i look like a dying duck. BTW i don't exactly see your dance card filled either. |
ummmm..... yes it is |
Dang right! And no cuts. |
yup, this makes a lot more sense now!! |
I'm so freaking lost! |
well what ya expect for a platinum blonde? i can cross thread too ya know 
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:43 Post subject:
| HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | msparks wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPER SUX AT DANCING! |
i dance with skates on.
flat foot i look like a dying duck. BTW i don't exactly see your dance card filled either. |
ummmm..... yes it is |
Dang right! And no cuts. |
yup, this makes a lot more sense now!! |
I'm so freaking lost! |
well what ya expect for a platinum blonde? i can cross thread too ya know |
smack some intelligence into me, then will ya?
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:46 Post subject:
| j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | msparks wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | j1miller wrote: | | HYPER SUX AT DANCING! |
i dance with skates on.
flat foot i look like a dying duck. BTW i don't exactly see your dance card filled either. |
ummmm..... yes it is |
Dang right! And no cuts. |
yup, this makes a lot more sense now!! |
I'm so freaking lost! |
well what ya expect for a platinum blonde? i can cross thread too ya know |
smack some intelligence into me, then will ya? |
too easy..too easy.
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 12:50 Post subject:
I went beyone cross threading
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Posted: 12/22/05 - 13:45 Post subject:
| j1miller wrote: | | I went beyone cross threading |
To infinity and beyone?
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