Knee and Ankle Strength and Lower Extremity Power in Adolescent Female Ballet Dancers

Kenne, Ellinor; Unnithan, Viswanath B.

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“…One potential explanation for these lower jump heights and power outputs during dance-specific jumping skills may be attributed to a greater emphasis being placed on the aesthetic component of these dance-specific jumps during training. Specifically, dancers typically try to achieve alignment and control of the limbs during takeoff and landing, thus potentially sacrificing jump elevation to maximize artistic presentation (11).…”

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Countermovement Jump and Drop Jump Performances Are Related to Grand Jeté Leap Performance in Dancers With Different Skill Levels

Blanco

Nimphius

Seitz

et al. 2021

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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Blanco, P, Nimphius, S, Seitz, LB, Spiteri, T, and Haff, GG. Countermovement jump and drop jump performances are related to grand jeté leap performance in dancers with different skill levels. J Strength Cond Res 35(12): 3386–3393, 2021—Thirty-five classical ballet dancers were chosen to investigate relationships between the grand jeté leap, countermovement jump (CMJ), and drop jump (DJ) and establish whether the magnitude of the relationship between these tests differed across 3 skill levels. Subjects (male: n = 11 and female: n = 24) were divided into 3 groups: novice (n = 12; age: 16.6 ± 1.5 years; height: 1.7 ± 0.1 m; body mass: 58.0 ± 13.0 kg), semiprofessional (n = 13; age: 20.0 ± 1.6 years; height: 1.7 ± 0.1 m; body mass: 64.1 ± 10.5 kg), and professional (n = 10; age: 23.8 ± 3.5 years; height: 1.8 ± 1.2 m; body mass: 63.3 ± 14.7 kg). Grand jeté leap height, followed by CMJ and DJ vertical displacement, was assessed. Significant relationships were found between the grand jeté, CMJ (r = 0.77, p = 0.001) and DJ (r = 0.76, p = 0.001). After a Fisher's r-z transformation, professional dancers and novice dancers showed greater r-value differences in CMJ (r 2 − r 1 = 0.27) compared with novice (r 2 − r 1 = 0.17) and semiprofessional dancers (r 2 − r 1 = 0.11), indicating larger strength of CMJ to grand jeté relationship in professionals. The grand jeté leap showed large to very large correlations with CMJ and DJ within groups. These common performance tests were determined to be practical and efficient methods for assessing the jumping ability of dancers. As dance skill increased, larger correlations were observed, suggesting that dancers with superior ballet skills may be more likely to use their underpinning physical capacities to jump higher within the context of ballet-specific jumping.

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Countermovement Jump and Drop Jump Performances Are Related to Grand Jeté Leap Performance in Dancers With Different Skill Levels

Blanco

Nimphius

Seitz

et al. 2021

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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Hypermobility and Dance: A Review

Day

Koutedakis²,

Wyon³

2011

Int J Sports Med

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Joint hypermobility is defined as an excessive range of motion. Although the dance profession has often promoted hypermobility for aesthetic reasons, there is a belief amongst health professionals that potential risks associated with the condition may have been overlooked. The aims of this review were to examine the epidemiology of joint hypermobility in dancers; the effects on fatigue and bone health; the injury profile of hypermobile dancers; and the use of the Beighton score as a diagnostic tool. Depending on the criteria used, epidemiological studies suggest that hypermobility among dancers can be as high as 44%, especially in students. As hypermobility has been linked to fatigue in the general population, the hypermobile dancer should be careful given the association between fatigue and aetiology of injury in dance. Similarly, in light of research encouraging dancers to become fitter, this recommendation may not be appropriate for hypermobile dancers. In addition, the Beighton score used in most dance related studies may not be an appropriate measure of hypermobility in these populations. More research is necessary into this area to ascertain the reasons for the attrition rate from student to soloist/principal level and whether it is linked to dance health and injury issues.

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Isokinetic ankle eversion and inversion strength profiling of female ballet dancers

Nagy

Brogden

Greig

2020

Journal of Sports Sciences

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Knee and Ankle Strength and Lower Extremity Power in Adolescent Female Ballet Dancers

Cited by 6 publications

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Countermovement Jump and Drop Jump Performances Are Related to Grand Jeté Leap Performance in Dancers With Different Skill Levels

Countermovement Jump and Drop Jump Performances Are Related to Grand Jeté Leap Performance in Dancers With Different Skill Levels

Hypermobility and Dance: A Review

Isokinetic ankle eversion and inversion strength profiling of female ballet dancers

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