“…Actually seen as a national problem it can be observed the body image distortion cases in different contexts 33 . The importance of the thinness and the taken ideal appearance demand on the dance world could take to undesired pathologic behaviors and higher prevalence levels of eating disorders like anorexia and bulimics 9,10,13,34,35 . In times of the "Perfect body" worship around hard beauty pattern demands is common that individuals, even euphoric ones, find itself dissatisfied with their bodies 26,36,37 .…”
Body image is multidimensional, dynamic, and entirely linked to the body in motion, which entails relevant bodily concerns in the routine of professional dancers, who need to maintain their body aesthetics constantly. The objective was summarizing the scientific production on the body image of professional dancers and to understand how they perceive it. This review is composed by seven studies that investigated professional dancers of classical ballet, jazz and contemporary dance. The results demonstrate that even though they are lean and had appropriate body mass index, professional dancers are dissatisfied with their body and wish to be thinner, that is, professional dancers constitute a risk group for the development of eating disorders.Keywords: dancing; body image; feeding and eating disorders.
RESUMO
“…Actually seen as a national problem it can be observed the body image distortion cases in different contexts 33 . The importance of the thinness and the taken ideal appearance demand on the dance world could take to undesired pathologic behaviors and higher prevalence levels of eating disorders like anorexia and bulimics 9,10,13,34,35 . In times of the "Perfect body" worship around hard beauty pattern demands is common that individuals, even euphoric ones, find itself dissatisfied with their bodies 26,36,37 .…”
Body image is multidimensional, dynamic, and entirely linked to the body in motion, which entails relevant bodily concerns in the routine of professional dancers, who need to maintain their body aesthetics constantly. The objective was summarizing the scientific production on the body image of professional dancers and to understand how they perceive it. This review is composed by seven studies that investigated professional dancers of classical ballet, jazz and contemporary dance. The results demonstrate that even though they are lean and had appropriate body mass index, professional dancers are dissatisfied with their body and wish to be thinner, that is, professional dancers constitute a risk group for the development of eating disorders.Keywords: dancing; body image; feeding and eating disorders.
RESUMO
“…Few studies have analyzed body composition of Brazilian ballet dancers [54–57], one of which studied pre-professional ballet dancers [54] and none used DXA. These studies reported mean ages of 13.1 to 36.8 years and mean BF% values of 15.2% to 21.0%.…”
Introduction
In sports related to low body weight, such as classical ballet, the assessment of body composition is important for monitoring performance and health status. This study aimed to cross-validate anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance (BIA) predictive equations for estimating body composition of non-professional classical ballet dancers, using dual-energy-X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) as a reference method.
Materials and methods
Thirty-seven female non-professional classical dancers (median age of 19 years), at intermediate/advanced level, were evaluated in a cross-sectional study. Body composition was evaluated by DXA, anthropometry and tetrapolar BIA. Twenty different predictive equations of anthropometry (n = 8) and BIA (n = 12) were used to estimate Body Fat (BF) and Fat-Free Mass (FFM), testing their validity against DXA using the Bland-Altman statistics.
Results
For BF estimated by anthropometry equations, just one equation showed agreement with DXA (r = 0.852, p < 0.0005; p = 0.600 for one sample T-test). According to the Bland-Altman analysis, this equation also showed validity, with the absence of proportional bias. Regarding the predictive BIA equations tested, none were valid for our study group.
Conclusion
Only one of the anthropometric equations, the one proposed by Durnin and Womerley (1974), but none of the BIA equations analyzed, was valid for the evaluation of body composition of the studied classical dancers. Our results emphasize the importance of previous cross-validation of existing equations or the development of specific equations for body composition assessment in specific populations.
“…A exigência da manutenção de um padrão estético entre os bailarinos é maior do que entre a população em geral, e a partir do momento em que estes se tornam profissionais, a necessidade de manter o peso aumenta 6 . A conservação de uma excelente qualidade física torna-se necessidade básica quando esses se veem na busca incansável para equilibrar preparo físico, força, leveza e expressões dramáticas, necessários a um espetáculo 6,7 .…”
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“…Atrelados a esse contexto, formas não saudáveis de regular a massa corporal, como dietas abusivas e restrições alimentares, são incentivadas diariamente pela mídia, a qual preconiza um culto à magreza que nem sempre é possível de se alcançar 3,5,9,12 . Esse modelo também está presente na dança, na qual inúmeras exigências físicas para manter-se em palco, acabam impulsionando bailarinos ao desejo do corpo magro, podendo gerar transtornos alimentares, tais como anorexia e bulimia 6,7,10 .…”
Objetivou-se analisar a percepção de imagem corporal, estado nutricional e sintomas de transtornos alimentares de bailarinos. Por conveniência, participaram 156 bailarinos do 31º Festival de Dança de Joinville, fazendo-se uso de um questionário autoaplicável (variáveis sociodemográficas, antropométricas, percepção da imagem corporal e sintomas de transtornos da alimentação). Utilizou-se estatística descritiva e inferencial: testes U-Mann Whitney e teste "t" de Student, regressão logística multinomial, análises bruta e ajustada. A maioria das mulheres possuía ensino superior (65%), estava sem companheiro (60%), pertencia ao nível econômico alto (83%) e realizavam balé clássico (74%), enquanto entre os homens o destaque foi para danças urbanas (48%). A prevalência de insatisfação com a imagem corporal foi de 72%, em que os homens encontravam-se mais insatisfeitos pela magreza, enquanto as mulheres estavam insatisfeitas pelo excesso de peso; 21% e 75% dos bailarinos apresentaram sintomas de anorexia e bulimia nervosas, respectivamente. Os bailarinos da modalidade dança contemporânea apresentaram maiores sintomas de anorexia nervosa. Associação negativa foi observada entre insatisfação pela magreza, sexo e sintomas da bulimia nervosa. Os bailarinos com sintomas de bulimia nervosa apresentaram 1,94 vezes mais chance de estarem insatisfeitos pela magreza. As mulheres e os bailarinos com sintomas de anorexia nervosa apresentaram, respectivamente 3,8 e 5,7 vezes mais chances de estarem insatisfeitas pelo excesso de peso quando comparadas aos homens e bailarinos sem sintomas de anorexia nervosa. Concluiu-se que as variáveis estudadas possuíam relação entre si e a percepção da imagem corporal pode estar associada à presença de sintomas de transtornos alimentares.
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