The Influence of Body Morphology on Preferred Dance Tempos
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Thirty participants tuned a drum machine to their preferred dance tempo. Measurements of height, shoulder width, leg length, and weight were taken for each participant, and their sex recorded. Using a multiple regression analysis, leg length was found to be the single best predictor of preferred dance tempo. The results are consistent with a biomechanical “resonance” model of dancing.
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In two experiments participants tuned a drum machine to their preferred dance tempo. Measurements of height, shoulder width, leg length, and weight were taken for each participant, and their sex recorded. Using a multiple regression analysis, height and leg length combined was found to be the best predictors of preferred dance tempo in Experiment 1. A second experiment, where males and females ...
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