Search Results - "ballet dancer"

Prevalence and predictors of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in adolescent ballet dancers by Longworth, B., Fary, Robyn, Hopper, Diana

“…Objective: To determine any differences between the prevalence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in ballet dancers who are girls compared with age-matched nondancers, and to establish if any relations exist between the presence of scoliosis and generalized joint hypermobility, age of menarche, body mass index (BMI), and the number of hours of dance training per week. …”
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The effects of vestibular stimulation and fatigue on postural control in classical ballet dancers by Hopper, Diana, Grisbrook, Tiffany, Newnham, P., Edwards, D.

“…This study aimed to investigate the effects of ballet-specific vestibular stimulation and fatigue on static postural control in ballet dancers and to establish whether these effects differ across varying levels of ballet training. …”
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The Level of Awareness and Practice of Supplementary Training Among Non-Professional Ballet Dancers by Lim, Lily, Sumedha, ., Vinodhkumar, Ramalingam, Sangkar, Nath

“…Supplementary training (ST) can be introduced to enhance the health status and dance performances of the ballet dancers. To date, what remains unclear is whether non-professional ballet dancers (NPBD) are aware of the importance of ST and whether they are practicing it. …”
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Differences in lower limb biomechanics between ballet dancers and non-dancers during functional landing tasks by Harwood, A., Campbell, Amity, Hendry, Danica, Ng, Leo, Wild, Catherine

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Effect of Mulligan's and Kinesio knee taping on adolescent ballet dancers knee and hip biomechanics during landing by Hendry, Danica, Campbell, Amity, Ng, Leo, Grisbrook, Tiffany, Hopper, Diana

“…Taping is often used to manage the high rate of knee injuries in ballet dancers; however, little is known about the effect of taping on lower-limb biomechanics during ballet landings in the turnout position. …”
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Differences in locomotor gross motor development level among grade 1 ballet dancers, students with and without co-curricula by Abdullah, Borhannudin, Joseph, Jacklyn, Mohd Saleh, Maisarah

“…Purpose: The study is a survey form ex post facto and the purpose of this study was to identify the level of locomotor skills among grade one ballet dancers, students with co-curriculum and students without co-curriculum. …”
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Differences in levels of control object skills among grade 1 ballet dancers, students with co-curricular and students without co-curricular by Abdullah, Borhannudin, Mohd Khalid, Hanis, Lokman, Nur Anati, Hamidi, Muhammad Noor Hizami

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the differences between level of control of object skills of grade one ballet dancers, students who were actively involved in co-curricular activity and students who were not actively involved in co-curricular activity. …”
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Cinematic “pas de deux”: the dialogue between Maya Deren's experimental filmmaking and Talley Beatty's black ballet dancer in A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945) by Durkin, Hannah

“…A Study in Choreography for Camera (1945) is a collaborative enterprise between avant-garde filmmaker Maya Deren and African American ballet dancer Talley Beatty. Study is significant in experimental film history – it was one of three films by Deren that shaped the emergence of the postwar avant-garde cinema movement in the US. …”
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Perfectionism and learning experiences in dance class as risk factors for eating disorders in dancers by Penniment, Kylie, Egan, Sarah

“…To clarify the relative contribution of perfectionism and learning in accounting for eating disorder symptoms in this group, 142 female ballet dancers completed an online survey. Through structural equation modelling it was found that the association between perfectionism and eating disorder symptoms was partially mediated by learning about thinness and restriction. …”
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Youth career choices: a comparative analysis of the aspirations of secondary school students and dancers in training by Coffey, Jane

“…A study of young ballet dancers in training provides an excellent background and context for a comparative study into the relationship between background and context for a comparative study into the relationship between career choice and intrinsic rewards. …”
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