In this work, we propose a novel approach in which a system autonomously composes dance sequences from previously taught dance moves with the help of the well-known differential evolution algorithm. Initially, we generated a large population of dance sequences. The fitness of each of these sequences was determined by calculating the total inter-move transition abrupt‐ ness of the adjacent dance...

Speculation exists whether dance provides physiological stimuli adequate to promote health and fitness benefits. Unfortunately, research to date has not addressed the affective and exertional responses to dance. These responses are of interest as positive affective and exertional responses experienced during physical activity may play an important role in predicting adherence. The present study...

The Choice Stepping Reaction Time (CSRT) task is time-based clinical test that has shown to reliably predict falls in older adults. Its current mode of delivery involves the use of a custom-made dance mat device. This mat is a measurement tool that can reliably obtain step data to discriminate between fallers and non-fallers. One of the pitfalls of this test is that the technology in use still ...

Dance and music often co-occur as evidenced when viewing choreographed dances or singers moving while performing. This study investigated how the viewing of dance motions shapes sound perception. Previous research has shown that dance reflects the temporal structure of its accompanying music, communicating musical meter (i.e. a hierarchical organization of beats) via coordinated movement patter...

The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence of dance participation in U.S. adolescents and to estimate the contribution of dance to total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). The sample was composed of 3,598 adolescents from the 2003-06 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Youth reported frequency and duration of physical activities performed in the past month....

This paper presents an analysis of natural movement in Latin dance and a synthesis of dance motions making use of the outcome. The isolation movement of shoulders and hips in Latin dance was extracted quantitatively, and a dance animation with different isolation levels was synthesized, using a motion graph editor.

Dance video is one of the important types of narrative videos with semantic rich content. This paper proposes a new meta model, Dance Video Content Model (DVCM) to represent the expressive semantics of the dance videos at multiple granularity levels. The DVCM is designed based on the concepts such as video, shot, segment, event and object, which are the components of MPEG-7 MDS. This paper intr...

Hydrocarbons emitted by waggle-dancing honey bees are known to reactivate experienced foragers to visit known food sources. This study investigates whether these hydrocarbons also increase waggle-dance recruitment by observing recruitment and dancing behavior when the dance compounds are introduced into the hive. If the hydrocarbons emitted by waggle-dancing bees affect the recruitment of forag...

Like many girls in America, I started taking dancing lessons at an early age and continued with them for most of my childhood. In my early tvventies, after completing one bachelor's degree, I decided to change directions and study American modern dance full time, entering the dance program at the University of Minnesota. Choosing to study dancing at a university meant that I also began to study...

Over half of the general population does not achieve recommended daily levels of physical activity, and activity levels in people with Parkinson disease (PD) are lower than in healthy older adults. Dance can serve as an adjunct to traditional treatments to improve gait, balance, and quality of life in people with PD. This study directly compares a tango dance intervention and a dance interventi...