This 15 seconds video will show the result of polygonal hair being driven in a simulation by a dynamic curve. This was done in Maya 2012.
I have made a tutorial on my blog on how to do it: http://k9port.blogspot.sg/
Part 1 at http://k9port.blogspot.sg/2013/11/dyn...
Part 2 at http://k9port.blogspot.sg/2013/12/dyn...
Part 3 at http://k9port.blogspot.sg/2013/12/dyn...
Part 4 (extra) at http://k9port.blogspot.sg/2014/04/dyn...