The Science of Seductive Dance Moves: What Attracts the Opposite Sex.

Two recent studies have shown that heterosexual men and women have distinct preferences in the type of dancing they find attractive. Psychologists at Northumbria University in Newcastle, England used computer-generated avatars to uncover the secret to what makes a man a good dancer, according to heterosexual women. They discovered that women tend to be drawn to men who move their upper bodies, use a lot of space, and vary their movements. Psychologists in the U.K. measured what heterosexual men find attractive on the dance floor by asking 39 female college students to dance to a Robbie Williams song. The men preferred women who included bigger swings of the hips and asymmetrical leg movements—meaning the two legs were moving differently.