DanceFusion: A Spatio-Temporal Skeleton Diffusion Transformer for Audio-Driven Dance Motion Reconstruction

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Main Authors: Zhao, Li, Lu, Zhengmin
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author Zhao, Li
Lu, Zhengmin
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Lu, Zhengmin
contents This paper introduces DanceFusion, a novel framework for reconstructing and generating dance movements synchronized to music, utilizing a Spatio-Temporal Skeleton Diffusion Transformer. The framework adeptly handles incomplete and noisy skeletal data common in short-form dance videos on social media platforms like TikTok. DanceFusion incorporates a hierarchical Transformer-based Variational Autoencoder (VAE) integrated with a diffusion model, significantly enhancing motion realism and accuracy. Our approach introduces sophisticated masking techniques and a unique iterative diffusion process that refines the motion sequences, ensuring high fidelity in both motion generation and synchronization with accompanying audio cues. Comprehensive evaluations demonstrate that DanceFusion surpasses existing methods, providing state-of-the-art performance in generating dynamic, realistic, and stylistically diverse dance motions. Potential applications of this framework extend to content creation, virtual reality, and interactive entertainment, promising substantial advancements in automated dance generation. Visit our project page at https://th-mlab.github.io/DanceFusion/.
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spellingShingle DanceFusion: A Spatio-Temporal Skeleton Diffusion Transformer for Audio-Driven Dance Motion Reconstruction
Zhao, Li
Lu, Zhengmin
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
This paper introduces DanceFusion, a novel framework for reconstructing and generating dance movements synchronized to music, utilizing a Spatio-Temporal Skeleton Diffusion Transformer. The framework adeptly handles incomplete and noisy skeletal data common in short-form dance videos on social media platforms like TikTok. DanceFusion incorporates a hierarchical Transformer-based Variational Autoencoder (VAE) integrated with a diffusion model, significantly enhancing motion realism and accuracy. Our approach introduces sophisticated masking techniques and a unique iterative diffusion process that refines the motion sequences, ensuring high fidelity in both motion generation and synchronization with accompanying audio cues. Comprehensive evaluations demonstrate that DanceFusion surpasses existing methods, providing state-of-the-art performance in generating dynamic, realistic, and stylistically diverse dance motions. Potential applications of this framework extend to content creation, virtual reality, and interactive entertainment, promising substantial advancements in automated dance generation. Visit our project page at https://th-mlab.github.io/DanceFusion/.
title DanceFusion: A Spatio-Temporal Skeleton Diffusion Transformer for Audio-Driven Dance Motion Reconstruction
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.04646