Women’s perception of men’s sensation seeking propensity from their dance movements

Women’s Attractiveness Perception of Men’s Dance Movements in Relation to Self-Reported and Perceived Personality

“…Comparably, little is known about the relationship of men's personality and women's assessments of dance attractiveness, although some research suggests that aspects of personality are conveyed through dance movements (Fink et al 2012;Hugill et al 2011). The current research failed to find relationships between men's self-reported personality and women's ratings of men's personality from men's dance movements.…”

“…Dance is a complex form of human movement, which is observed in courtship situations in almost all human societies (see for review Hanna 1987Hanna , 2010Hugill et al 2010). It has been reported that male dance conveys aspects of mate quality such as physical strength (Hugill et al 2009;McCarty et al 2013) and sensation seeking (Hugill et al 2011), with dances of physically strong and risk-taking men rated more attractive by women. Moreover, Fink et al (2012) reported positive correlations of men's self-reported agreeableness and conscientiousness with women's ratings of men's dance quality.…”

Physical strength and dance attractiveness: Further evidence for an association in men, but not in women

“…In this context, it is noteworthy that in addition to physical strength, research has documented positive relationships of women's assessments of the attractiveness and assertiveness of men's dances (Hugill et al, 2009) and also positive associations of dance attractiveness and sensation-seeking (Hugill et al, 2011). Given Isen et al's (2014) conclusions about stronger genetic and androgenic influences on HGS development in men than in women, information about male dominance and status from dance may also be mediated by androgen action.…”

Male body movements as possible cues to physical strength: A biomechanical analysis

“…Evidence from animal and human studies suggests that male movements may be providing cues as to the reproductive/physical qualities of the male to female observers (Byers et al, ; Fink et al, ; Hugill et al, ). Male animals also display their physical qualities to other males in the form of intrasexual competition (threat displays).…”

“…Some studies have reported that certain aspects of male personality are signaled via their dance moves. For example, in a sample of 50 male dancers rated by 60 women, Hugill et al () found a significant positive correlation between perceived male dance attractiveness and sensation‐seeking propensity. In another study Fink et al () obtained self‐reported personality measures in 48 men and obtained ratings of their dance quality from 53 women.…”