OT: Men with ....urr... big feet.

[annpea]

Ladies, I have been having a running debate with my bestfriend; she seem to think men with big feet can dance better than men with small feet what do you think? ( Guys your opinion count too) I, say foot size doesn't matter, it's how much skill the dancer has.

[Arianddu]

Ladies, I have been having a running debate with my bestfriend; she seem to think men with big feet can dance better than men with small feet what do you think? ( Guys your opinion count too) I, say foot size doesn't matter, it's how much skill the dancer has.

I'm inclinded to agree on the skill thing - I've known many men with big feet to be clumsy on a dance floor, but the best dancer I know has big feet. Likewise I've known many guys with small feet who are pretty nimble on them, and a few who are utterly useless when it comes to dancing.

[Suzanne]

I was married to a guy with big feet. He only knew one move, did it quickly and then left the floor before anyone else could enjoy the show. On the other hand, I dated a man had the same size feet as I do (size 9 in women's) and he danced WONDERFULLY!

[Enigma869]

Well, as a guy with a big foot (size 14), I'm a bit of an expert in this area. The one thing that I can tell you, unequivocally, is that men with big feet wear big shoes


John from Boston

[Michigan Girl]

Ladies, I have been having a running debate with my bestfriend;
she seem to think men with big feet can dance better than men with small feet what do you think? ( Guys your opinion count too) I, say foot size doesn't matter, it's how much skill the dancer has.

lol....this is the first time I've heard it put quite like this!!!

[Arkansas]

Well, as a guy with a big foot (size 14), I'm a bit of an expert in this area. The one thing that I can tell you, unequivocally, is that men with big feet wear big shoes


John from Boston

And you know what they say about women with big hands? Big gloves.


later~

[ProgRocker53]

I have two left feet, it doesn't matter how big my shoes are.

I used to breakdance back in the day though, I guess I was good at bringing entertainment value then.

I was a minor league baseball mascot for three years so I guess my dancing skills were okay if they kept me around.

[bluejeangirl76]

There's no correlation. Just like there's no correlation (or at least not necessarily any) with all those other myths about feet size or for that matter hand size / ear size / nose size... (sorry, loons... ). One of my formers was a mans size 9 1/2 shoe, and he couldn't dance but he was packing.

I may have shared too much.

[annpea]

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quote="Suzanne"]I was married to a guy with big feet. He only knew one move, did it quickly and then left the floor before anyone else could enjoy the show. On the other hand, I dated a man had the same size feet as I do (size 9 in women's) and he danced WONDERFULLY!

[/quote] That's what I was trying to get her to understand, size does not guarantee a good dance; a man with small feet and the gift of good oral communication can make a simple dance a spectacular event.

[G.I.Jim]

It's not the size of you're feet, but what you DO with them that matters...at least that's what I keep telling myself! I've actually got a 12 1/2 inch shoe size, and can't and DON'T dance. I don't want to hurt the innocent onlookers around me!

[strangegrey]

It's not the length of the foot that matters...it's the width.

I tend to fill out the shoe a little more... Even though when I go shopping....I'm looking for an average 11 length shoe, I can't fit my foot into anything less than a 4 or 5e width.

[annpea]

Well, as a guy with a big foot (size 14), I'm a bit of an expert in this area. The one thing that I can tell you, unequivocally, is that men with big feet wear big shoes


John from Boston

And you know what they say about women with big hands? Big gloves.


later~

[annpea]

It's not the size of you're feet, but what you DO with them that matters...at least that's what I keep telling myself! I've actually got a 12 1/2 inch shoe size, and can't and DON'T dance. I don't want to hurt the innocent onlookers around me!

Yes indeed, some guys do get their feeling hurt badly. Foot envy is hell for some guys.

[RobbieG]

Ladies, I have been having a running debate with my bestfriend; she seem to think men with big feet can dance better than men with small feet what do you think? ( Guys your opinion count too) I, say foot size doesn't matter, it's how much skill the dancer has.

Actually it has nothing to do with feet size. You have to have the inner rhythm. Feel the music inside your body so your body can flow with the music.

[Enigma869]

Actually it has nothing to do with feet size. You have to have the inner rhythm. Feel the music inside your body so your body can flow with the music.

White guys can't dance, period, end of story! There...I said what needed to be said.


John from Boston

[annpea]

Actually it has nothing to do with feet size. You have to have the inner rhythm. Feel the music inside your body so your body can flow with the music.

White guys can't dance, period, end of story! There...I said what needed to be said.


John from Boston

You might want to rethink that my friend; good dancing has no color code to it.

[stevew2]

There's no correlation. Just like there's no correlation (or at least not necessarily any) with all those other myths about feet size or for that matter hand size / ear size / nose size... (sorry, loons... ). One of my formers was a mans size 9 1/2 shoe, and he couldn't dance but he was packing.

I may have shared too much.

You mean he made you walk funny afterwards

[RobbieG]

Actually it has nothing to do with feet size. You have to have the inner rhythm. Feel the music inside your body so your body can flow with the music.

White guys can't dance, period, end of story! There...I said what needed to be said.


John from Boston

That is just a stereo type my man. If you have the rhythm you can dance, color does not make a difference. I know a couple black guys that can't even slow dance, my good friend is Irish and he can move. You just can't dance yourself John.

[Don]

So, do big boobs equate to a deep throat?

[SusieP]

There's no correlation. Just like there's no correlation (or at least not necessarily any) with all those other myths about feet size or for that matter hand size / ear size / nose size... (sorry, loons... ). One of my formers was a mans size 9 1/2 shoe, and he couldn't dance but he was packing.

I may have shared too much.

You mean he made you walk funny afterwards

Yeah, he trod on her toes when they danced the Quickstep.


This guy has small feet and is appearing in the current series of Strictly Come Dancing [Dancing With The Stars] - he is top Rugby player.
In his case he has small feet and can dance.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w490KHjDOm8

[cyndy!]

apparently dancing skills are related to body symmetry.
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/ ... rview/445/

How To Become a Dancefloor Dandy

Dr William Brown, Rutgers University, New Jersey
William - We found that the quality of an individual's dance is related to their bodily symmetry and this effect is much stronger in men than it is in women.

Chris - How did you actually make these measurements? What did you do?

William - Well we used digital callipers, which is quite standard in terms of measuring very small deviations from perfect symmetry in bilateral traits like our ears, our ankles and our knees. We did this twice over two periods of time: in 1996 and 2002. This is to control for any type of measurement error or compensatory growth changes in symmetry over time. We selected individuals who were symmetrical over both time periods and then also individuals who were asymmetric across both time periods. We brought the into the lab in Jamaica and had them dance to a very popular song in their culture in Jamaica.

Chris - Disco lights added?

William - We didn't have disco lights, but what we did have were eight motion capture cameras. These are high speed cameras that emitted infra red beams to 41 reflectors on each dancer's body.

Chris - This so you can map out exactly what moves they're making?

William - We can mathematically map out all the movements that they were making. We can capture the movement and separate it from the actual person. The reason we wanted to do that is that one problem if we have this hypothesis that your mate quality or your symmetry is related to your dance quality, how do we assess dance quality? This can be challenging because maybe people's assessment of dance quality could be biased by how you look. These include the clothes you're wearing, your facial attractiveness, or whatever it may be. By using motion capture high speed cameras we could separate that from the dancer and through computers put that onto a standardised animated figure. We then presented those figures to a group of perceivers.

Chris - And the people you asked to judge and give marks out of ten; were they a mixture of men and women?

William - These are a mixture of men and women from the same population in Jamaica.

Chris - What was the finding?

William - The first finding was that they preferred the dances by symmetrical males more so than asymmetrical males.

Chris - And where are you going to go next with this? Are you going to try different types of music?

William - We'd like to test different types of music and perhaps different cultures to see how much we can generalised this effect. But one of the other things we need to do is to see exactly what specific movements are associated with symmetry. Since we've mathematically captured the movements on motion capture we can analyse specific, for example, trunk movements, which is something I'm analysing right now. I also want to do follow up studies over time to see whether or not dance ability in any way correlates with reproductive fitness or success.

Chris - It would also be quite interesting to try and teach the ingredients if a good dance to someone who started off as a really bad dancer.

William - Yes it would. To be honest, when I do actually look at the mathematical movements of the dancers in Jamaica, I do spend some time trying to imitate them and seeing whether or not I can improve my own dance ability. I must admit though, the trunk movements are especially hard to imitate.

[Enigma869]

That is just a stereo type my man.

It sure is, and it's one that I believe!

If you have the rhythm you can dance

Right, and 99.9% of white people have ZERO rhythm, hence my point.

color does not make a difference.

It's an idealistic viewpoint, but my eyes have always told me that it has some impact.

I know a couple black guys that can't even slow dance

Right, and I know a couple of hundred thousand white guys who can't do any kind of dancing There are obviously exceptions to every rule.

You just can't dance yourself John.

This is absolutely true. When I got married, I spent as much time as possible socializing, so my wife couldn't find me to make a fool out of myself on the dance floor! As someone who worked in a night club when I was in college I came to the conclusion that the vast majority of people really can't dance. Watching drunk people while you happen to be sober shows you what a complete ass most people look like while out there trying to shake their money maker. More power to them for not giving a shit and just having fun, but I'm convinced that most people simply can't dance.


John from Boston

[Angiekay]

There's no correlation. Just like there's no correlation (or at least not necessarily any) with all those other myths about feet size or for that matter hand size / ear size / nose size... (sorry, loons... ). One of my formers was a mans size 9 1/2 shoe, and he couldn't dance but he was packing.

My cousin Barb has her "dance theory" People have sex like they dance."

May not be true, but I guarentee you it will provide hours of entertainment the next time you go out.

[Arianddu]

There's no correlation. Just like there's no correlation (or at least not necessarily any) with all those other myths about feet size or for that matter hand size / ear size / nose size... (sorry, loons... ). One of my formers was a mans size 9 1/2 shoe, and he couldn't dance but he was packing.

I may have shared too much.

You mean he made you walk funny afterwards

Yeah, he trod on her toes when they danced the Quickstep.


This guy has small feet and is appearing in the current series of Strictly Come Dancing [Dancing With The Stars] - he is top Rugby player.
In his case he has small feet and can dance.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=w490KHjDOm8

WOW! Mind you, I shouldn't be surprised - Healey pretty much dances out on the rugby pitch anyway, and he's well known for being versatile. And mouthy

[Tomulator]

It's really not the foot SIZE that matters...

It's the foot WIDTH.

[Deb]

Actually it has nothing to do with feet size. You have to have the inner rhythm. Feel the music inside your body so your body can flow with the music.

White guys can't dance, period, end of story! There...I said what needed to be said.


John from Boston

That is just a stereo type my man. If you have the rhythm you can dance, color does not make a difference. I know a couple black guys that can't even slow dance, my good friend is Irish and he can move. You just can't dance yourself John.

Wow, agree with ya on something! Anybody can dance if they would just let loose and just let themself FEEL the music. Not many guys do.

[Deb]

It's not the length of the foot that matters...it's the width.

I tend to fill out the shoe a little more... Even though when I go shopping....I'm looking for an average 11 length shoe, I can't fit my foot into anything less than a 4 or 5e width.

So you have Fred Flinstone feet, Frank?