The science of dancing and dating
Posted on January 3rd, 2006Dancing and choosing a partner
Finally, a scientific study about what dancing actually means in the context of human relationships.
A paper in Nature studied Jamaican subjects, asking them to dance and to rate how good a dancer is. They found strong positive associations between dancing and body symmetry (specifically, they studied Fluctuating asymmetry). The more symmetrical a person is, the better a dancer the subjects thought.
Good stuff. Let’s all boogie
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