背景：

Background：英国人看到自己的父亲跳舞，总会感到有些尴尬，难为情。所以短语 dad dancing 也就被英国人用来形容让人看了不舒服的，笨拙的舞步。来自英格兰西北部诺桑比亚大学的几位科学家最新的研究结果将为我们解答什么舞姿能吸引女性？

The researchers asked young men to dance in a laboratory to a very basic

drum rhythm

. Their dances were

played back

to a group of women who

rated

them on a scale of one to seven.

The researchers had expected that the movement of arms, legs and">and">and">and and">ands">hand">ands would be important as they can often

convey

expressive gestures.

But instead they found that there was a greater focus on the

torso

, neck and">and">and">and the head. And higher ratings were given for

variation

and">and

mixing up

dance moves.

What

went down

badly though were

twitchy

and">and

repetitive

movements – often called 'dad dancing'.

The researchers also found from blood tests on the dancers that those who had good moves were in better

physical condition

.

And so, as is the case with

courtship rituals

with wild animals, dancing ability may well be a way of assessing a

suitable mate

.

Glossary 词汇表

drum rhythm 鼓点