Classical Ballet

Stretanski, Michael F.

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“…This review supports common opinion in the current literature that dance footwear is inadequate for protecting the foot and could be a risk factor for injury to the foot and ankle. 1,3,6,10,11,14,22,25,[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] Poorly fitted shoes, the lack of adequate shock absorbing materials in footwear, and high-heeled shoes have all been identified as being causes of injury. 3 However, there were no experimental trials that examined the shock absorbing qualities of dance shoes and no prospective studies investigating the effects of different shoe types on dance injury.…”

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Effect of Footwear on Dancers

Yan

Hiller

Smith³

et al. 2011

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science

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Dancers need their feet to be healthy and pain-free; therefore, the footwear they use is of great importance. Footwear has the potential to enhance or restrict movement and impact the dancer's body in various ways. To evaluate the effects of footwear on dancers, in particular the effects on foot motion and injury during dance movements, we undertook a systematic review of the literature. The major databases were searched for articles on theatrical dance styles and dance footwear. Sixteen articles were selected for inclusion in this study, ten on ballet and the remainder covering a variety of other genres. The contribution of dance shoes to the quality of dance movement is a relatively unexplored subject; little experimental research has been done. Prospective scientific evidence is needed to support or disprove traditional beliefs regarding the effects of footwear on dance performance and dancers’ health.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Effect of Footwear on Dancers

Yan

Hiller

Smith³

et al. 2011

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science

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“…Russian choreographer Michael Fokine famously expressed, "the aim of a dancer is not to establish a record; it is to express feeling beautifully" (Goodhew, 2007, p. 35). Alternatively, drawing on the vulnerability to injury (Mazo, 1976) and endurance of pain (Turner & Wainwright, 2003), other scholars consider ballet, much like American football, to be a contact sport in which ballet dancers' bodies exert much force on themselves (Stretanski, 2002). Acknowledging the auspicious arguments on each side, ballet is thereby situated between two seemingly competing camps.…”

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From Stage to Screen: The Digital Mediatization of Ballet

Verzywvelt

2024

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While contributing to mediatization theory by extending the scope of study, this research explores the interrelationship between digital media and ballet. Upon defining ballet as a sociocultural field, it attempts to describe how digital media influences ballet and assess: 1) how and why ballet dancers of varying degrees of involvement use different types of digital media when engaging with their activity; 2) how ballet dancers understand digital media’s influence on the development of ballet; and 3) the attitudes toward such influence that ballet dancers hold. The study first offers an outline of the history of ballet and its longstanding relationship with the media. It then provides a brief overview of mediatization and, considering the complexity of the contemporary digital media environment, isolates the influence of digital mediatization. The results suggest that digital mediatization has significantly influenced the development of ballet, affecting technical, professional, and social institutions and processes.

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“…Dancers are not only artists, but also high performance athletes who regularly engage in rigorous, athletic-like physical activity. 1,2 Like other athletes, dancers have a high incidence of musculoskeletal injuries because of the intense physical demands placed on the body and the repetitive movements of their activities. [3][4][5][6][7] Dance injuries are commensurate in type, site, and rate to injuries experienced by athletes participating in sports.…”

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Force Attenuation Properties of Padded Dance Support Socks

Russell¹,

Mueller²

2022

j dance med sci

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Background: Foot injuries occur frequently in dancers, and researchers have investigated different protective measures to reduce their incidence. Research has primarily focused on ballet, but foot injuries also are common in modern and contemporary dance where footwear is not worn. While padded dance socks are a potential solution, the extent to which they provide force reduction for the feet is unknown. Purpose: This study investigates the extent to which padded dance support socks can reduce force on the foot during a dance sequence and when landing from a sauté jump. Methods: Twenty-one injury-free dancers (2 M, 19 F; age: 21.5 ± 6.7 years; height: 165.5 ± 6.1 cm; mass: 68.6 ± 15.0 kg) volunteered for this randomized, cross-over design study. Participants performed a 40-second modern dance sequence and a sauté jump landing under two conditions: wearing Apolla Performance Shock™ dance socks (DS) and with bare feet (BF). During these activities, 1.0 cm diameter circular force transducers were affixed under the first metatarsophalangeal joint and under the center of the heel. The sensors wirelessly recorded peak toe force, peak heel force, mean toe force, and mean heel force during dancing. A force platform measured vertical ground reaction force (VGRF) and time to peak VGRF, while the foot sensors measured peak toe force and peak heel force, during the jump landings. A Noraxon MR3.12 biomechanics system synchronized and recorded the data. All force data were normalized to body weight (BW). Dependent samples t-tests were used to assess pairwise differences in these measures between the DS and BF conditions. Alpha was set at p < 0.05. Results: Mean and peak heel forces/BW when dancing with DS were significantly lower than during BF dancing (mean: p = 0.015; peak: p = 0.0004). Peak VGRF/BW when landing from the sauté jump with DS was significantly lower compared with landing in BF (p = 0.035). All other variables were not significantly different between conditions, but all DS force values were lower than BF. Conclusions: We offer evidence that padded dance socks may reduce foot forces dancers commonly encounter during modern dance. The trends we recorded require further study to assess the extent to which the socks exhibit beneficial effects when considering both the many hours dancers train and the cumulative effects of impacts sustained by their feet.

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Classical Ballet

Cited by 8 publications

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Effect of Footwear on Dancers

Effect of Footwear on Dancers

From Stage to Screen: The Digital Mediatization of Ballet

Force Attenuation Properties of Padded Dance Support Socks

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