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Dance 10, symmetry 2.
Dec. 29th, 2005 03:40 pmLetter
Nature 438, 1148-1150 (22 December 2005) | doi:10.1038/nature04344
Dance reveals symmetry especially in young men
Dance is believed to be important in the courtship of a variety of species, including humans, but nothing is known about what dance reveals about the underlying phenotypic—or genotypic—quality of the dancer.
If you have access to a Nature subscription, follow this link and check out this article, and the supplementary materials [It shouldn't work if you don't have one, I don't think]. They used motion-capture cameras to create computer models of people dancing, then had others rate the dances. Supplementary information here [update: GA says you can get into this part, subscription or not!]. The little dances are ADORABLE.
Nature 438, 1148-1150 (22 December 2005) | doi:10.1038/nature04344
Dance reveals symmetry especially in young men
Dance is believed to be important in the courtship of a variety of species, including humans, but nothing is known about what dance reveals about the underlying phenotypic—or genotypic—quality of the dancer.
If you have access to a Nature subscription, follow this link and check out this article, and the supplementary materials [It shouldn't work if you don't have one, I don't think]. They used motion-capture cameras to create computer models of people dancing, then had others rate the dances. Supplementary information here [update: GA says you can get into this part, subscription or not!]. The little dances are ADORABLE.