A survey on dancers....(SOC, long)...

Sriram Shankar (shankar@ARIES.SCS.UIUC.EDU)
Mon, 7 Oct 1996 21:12:58 -0500

At the outset, the standard disclaimers apply. Not all that is
said or insinuated here are necessarily in agreement with my
opinions....When you read this, a sense of humor will help...
Here goes, picked from the archives of dancedancedance.com, top
ten things men and womyn like and dislike about their dance
partners....

What Women Want From Men!

What Men Want From Women!

Survey

Written by Emily Kay

What Women Want From Men!

This is a survey taken from 500 women ages 25 through 45 years old, single and
married. When a woman knows the
pleasure of dancing in the arms of a man, it is next to impossible to settle for
anything less, unless he has some incredibly
exciting career in which they can experience unlimited financial freedom
together or he is unbelievable in bed. Yes, it is true in
the order of importance according to our survey. Dance, Money then Sex. Of all
the women surveyed, not one said she did not
enjoy dancing in the arms of a man and if he knew how to dance well then sex
was the best she had ever experienced with the
man who danced really well. In fact 90% of the women said they could tell what
kind of a lover a man would be by the way
he danced with her. Either inhibited or uninhibited, aggressive or passive.

So bottom line is, LEARN TO DANCE NOW!

Other qualities women want from men on and off the dance floor are as follows:

In Order of Importance.

1. Good Leader on the dance floor who stays on the music.

2. Neat clean appearance, well groomed.

3. Confident, self assured. Direct eye contact .

4. Stable Career, financial security.

5. Sense of humor, quick witted, intelligent.

6. Well mannered ie; open the door, introduce her to your friends, table
manners.

7. Physically fit, keeping weight under control. (Oh boy, got to renew that
gym subscription again I suppose... Sri).

8. Interested in what she has to say, a good listener.

9. Good in bed. (Ahem!.... )

10. Nice looking. (Ahem, Ahem...! Sri).

Of all the women surveyed, all enjoyed compliments on their appearance, dancing
ability, intelligence and cooking abilities.
Of course if they do know how to cook. Women also said they knew if a man was
giving insincere flattery, it is like a sixth sense women have.
So men beware, only sincere flattery please!

Things women do not like in Men:

1. Men who can't lead and blame it on the woman.

2. Bad breath.

3. Cheap cologne.

4. Cocky attitude, think they are God's Gift to women.

5. Lewd conduct on and off the dance floor.

6. Men who wear clothing that went out of style 10-20 years ago.

7. Cheap toupe's, invest in an expensive one or just go au naturale'.

8. Smokers and heavy drinkers.

9. Unemployed (How about underpaid grad. students...? :-) Sri).

10. Dumb Guys. (oops, half the guys in our club qualify under this category,
inclusive of yours truly ofcourse...Sri =-( )

95 % of the women said they would put up with all the negative qualities (except
numbers 1, 2, and 5) if the man was a very good dancer

(Well, I guess we can let a collective sigh of relief now gentlemen,
we are back in contention again...:-) Sri).

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What Men want from Women :

Written by Emily Kay

The following results were taken from a survey of 500 men ages 25 through 45 years old.

99% of men interviewed took up dancing so they could meet women. Not for the
art of dance itself or the love of music alone
but solely for the purpose of meeting women to date and have a romance with.

(Not me, uh uh...=-) Sri)

Some of these men who in every day life
might be considered ineligible, below average in appearance, or just to put it
bluntly a "Nerd" actually found women
STANDING IN LINE to dance with them. These men had put forth the extra effort
to learn how to dance above average or
really well. The women in line were not nerds themselves but model types who
could have any Tom Cruise type of guy they
wanted. Most of the men interviewed are still astounded at the aphrodisiac
quality dancing has on women. Now let me clarify
something, not all the women are model types but remember when you go from zero
dates to dancing with 50 or more
women in one night, things are looking good if you know what I mean. Even if
you are a Nerd or just average looking or
even prematurely bald or overweight, these women who love to partner dance don't
care about all that, they just want a man
who can lead them into dance steps. Men know Women love to west coast swing ,
hustle, salsa and night club two step the
best. So men flock to these classes even though they themselves may prefer a
simple country western two-step. But all the
"Head Turners" like west coast swing and hustle even some latin dancing.

Bottom Line: Men are looking for a sexual encounter and if they have to learn to
dance to increase their chances, they will learn to dance.

Once a man learns how to dance he discovers that there are usually two women for
every one man at any dance party. That is
the good news. He also discovers that not all women are interested in having sex
with you even if you have been holding her
in your arms all night on the dance floor.

(There goes one of the top ten reasons to go dancing on Wednesdays
at the Regent, oops!) Sri.

Oh well, I never said it was perfect.

Next to Sex the Ten Qualities Men Look for in a Woman are: (In order of
importance)

1. Attractive, neat and clean appearance.

2. Great personality. Friendly and outgoing.

3. Happy with her Career or Job

4. Likes to have fun. Try new things. Go new places.

5. Intelligent

6. Likes to Dance

7. Affectionate and attentive

8. Even Tempered.

9. Likes Sports

10.Good Sense of Humor

Ten Qualities Men do not Like in Women:

1. Bad Breath

2. Cold and unaffectionate disposition.

3. Messy appearance or greatly overweight

4. Unemployed

5. Too much make-up.

6. Foul language, loud and abrasive voice.

7. Hypochondriac personality (Hmmmm! =-) Sri)

8. Critical about the way a man leads or dances. (Hmmmmmmmm! =-) Sri).

9. Air Head type. Bad conversationalist.

10. Nagging

An Overwhelming 90% of the men surveyed said they found it easy to feel closer
to a woman who was a good listener and
appeared interested in what they had to say. Men also enjoyed being
complimented about their dance ability, intelligence and appearance.

Most men liked a woman who flirted on and off the dance floor but did not like
women who falsely led them on by flirting on the floor and ignoring them the
rest of the time.

60% of the men interviewed did not like Wonder Bras or stuffed bras. They
prefer a woman be herself. Size did not matter. (Hmmmmmmmmmmm! =-) Sri).

75% did not like long extension nails that got in the way of dancing and other
close encounters.

80% enjoyed being a more advanced dancer than their partner, they also enjoyed
helping their partner learn to dance by taking lessons and workshops together.

So there you have it ladies and gentlemen, with some commentary on
the side from me, the top ten qualities men/womyn like/dislike in
the other sex..... Hope it was fun, and insightful...:-)
Ciao, hope to see you Wednesday, there are still nine reasons to
dancing after all, on of which being you might find a partner for
the competition coming up soon..
Adios, au revoir, arviderci...
Sriram.