In this paper, we describe a novel methodology for dance learning and evaluation using multi-sensor and 3D gaming technology. The learners are captured during dancing, while an avatar visualizes their motion using fused input from multiple sensors. Motion analysis and fuzzy-logic are employed for the evaluation of the learners’ performance against the performance of an expert. Specifically, a t...

The dance of Siva has a cosmic appeal. Nowhere has this dance been crystallised in its pristine form as in the Nataraja Bronzes from the Chola period. Mysticism surrounds the dancing form of the Nataraja. But does Nataraja dance upon an endocrine mystery. Does the demon under his feet Apasmara literally forgetfulness or epilepsy have an endocrine disorder. The short limbed stocky eye popping dw...

In 1828, a botanist named Robert Brown found that small pollen particles suspended in water migrated in an erratic fashion. Later it was realized that the dance Brown observed was essentially a two-dimensional random walk driven by thermal fluctuations, thus this Brownian motion was more intense at higher temperatures. The pioneering ideas and observations by Brown have inspired people for a lo...

It is interesting how the demands of dance have changed dramatically over the years. The dancers that Degas painted look quite plump by today's standards. With the increasing complexity of pointe work, where the dancer has to literally balance her whole body weight on the tips of her toes, it is understandable why female dancers have had to become slimmer. Pas de deux has also changed, from the...

A fundamental problem in music is to classify songs according to their rhythm. A rhythm is represented by a sequence of “Quick” (Q) and “Slow” (S) symbols, which correspond to the (relative) duration of notes, such that S = QQ. In this paper we present a linear algorithm for locating the maximum-length substring of a music text t that can be covered by a given rhythm r. An efficient algorithm t...

Self-Dancing Rings By exploring self-sustained snapping instabilities, in article number 2207372, Yao Zhao, Jie Yin, and co-workers report a self-dancing crawling wavy ring under heat light. This crawls like front-wheel or rear-wheel car can even self-navigate through narrow space that is smaller than its size via adaptive interactions.

He sits crouched, teetering over the edge above trenches in which he has been laying cables. thinks and scratches his head. Next to him, stage left, is an object that looks like a golden gra...