The Effects of Supplemental Weight Training  for Ballet Dancers

Stalder, Margaret A.; Noble, B.; Wilkinson, John Gardner

doi:10.1519/1533-4287(1990)004<0095:teoswt>2.3.co;2

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“…Dance requires quick bursts of energy interspersed with low-intensity activities (9), and strength level is an important component of ballet performance (19,27). Additionally, strength has been suggested as an effective strategy for injury prevention in ballet (16,22).…”

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“…Additionally, strength has been suggested as an effective strategy for injury prevention in ballet (16,22). Nevertheless, dancers see themselves as artists rather than athletes and only rarely undertake structured physical conditioning, particularly strength training (16,17,19,27,32,33).…”

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“…The few studies that have addressed the issue of strength training in ballet reported significant improvements from pretraining strength levels, without any detrimental effect on actual and perceived physical appearance (19,27).…”

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“…The major documented benefit of WBV is explosive strength performance, usually considered as vertical jump height (2,12,(29)(30)(31). This result is of particular interest, because vertical jump performance is considered to be related to ballet performance (19,27). Additionally, WBV training protocols require only a limited amount of time and very limited, if any, specific skills to be performed (7).…”

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Effect of Whole Body Vibration Training on Lower Limb Performance in Selected High-Level Ballet Students

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Annino, G., E. Padua, C. Castagna, V. Di Salvo, S. Minichella, O. Tsarpela, V. Manzi, and S. D'Ottavio. Effect of whole body vibration training on lower limb performance in selected high-level ballet students. J. Strength Cond. Res. 24 (1): 1072-1076. 2007.-The aim of this study was to examine the effects of 8 weeks of whole body vibration (WBV) training on vertical jump ability (CMJ) and knee-extensor performance at selected external loads (50, 70, and 100 kg; leg-press exercise) in elite ballerinas. Twenty-two (age, 21.25 Ϯ 1.5 years) full-time ballerinas were assigned randomly to the experimental (E, n ϭ 11) and control (C, n ϭ 11) groups. The experimental group was submitted to WBV training 3 times per week before ballet practice. During the training period, the E and C groups undertook the same amount of ballet practice. Posttraining CMJ performance significantly increased in E group (6.3 Ϯ 3.8%, p Ͻ 0.001). Furthermore, E group showed significant (p Ͻ 0.05-0.001) posttraining average leg-press power and velocity improvements at all the external loads considered. Consequently, the force-velocity and power-velocity relationship shifted to the right after WBV training in the E group. The results of the present study show that WBV training is an effective short-term training methodology for inducing improvements in knee-extensor explosiveness in elite ballerinas.

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“…This is confirmed by the study of Stalder, Noble and Wilkinson (1990), in which stated that with training focused on both strength and flexibility, dancers receive a more effective and meaningful result in dance practice. One can then conclude that strength and flexibility training, combined with jazz dance classes, can assist in performance of the dancers.…”

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Strength and flexibility are two physical qualities that complement each other and which are fundamental to the technique of jazz dance. Thus, the aim of this research was to determine how the work of jazz dance influences the strength and flexibility of beginner dancers, seeking performance differences over a period of three months of practice. The study was conducted in Porto Alegre, Brazil, with eight dancers practicing jazz dance twice a week, with an average age of 20 years. For the assessment of physical fitness, tests were applied before the start of classes in jazz and after 24 lessons. For strength, the vertical jump test, the handgrip test (dynamometry), and the abdominal resistance test were applied. To evaluate the flexibility of the dancers the goniometer was used, which is designed to measure joint angles of the human body. The assessed joints were: flexion, hyperextension and abduction of the hip, and hyperextension of the spine. After a total of 24 days/lessons of practice, the tests were performed again and the results analyzed. The results showed a significant difference in all tests except dynamometry. It is therefore considered that 24 sessions of jazz dance influenced the flexibility of all the variables, the strength of the vertical jump and the abdominal resistance in beginner dancers. There were significant statistical differences in all these variables, with gains shown in range of motion and muscle strength.

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Strength and conditioning in dance: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

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European Journal of Sport Science

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To assess the evidence for the effect of strength and conditioning on physical qualities and aesthetic competence in dance populations, three electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus) were searched (until September 2022) for studies that met the following criteria: (i) dancers aged >16 years; (ii) structured strength and conditioning intervention; and (iii) with physical qualities and aesthetic competence as outcome measures. Methodological quality and risk of bias of the included studies were assessed through the systematic review tool “QualSyst”. Meta‐analyses of effect sizes (Hedges' g) with forest plots explored the effects of the strength and conditioning interventions. Thirty‐six studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Meta‐analysis indicated strength and conditioning significantly (p < 0.05) improved lower body power (g = 0.90, 95% CI: 0.53–1.27), upper body strength (g = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.39–1.57), lower body strength (g = 1.59, 95% CI: 0.97–2.22), and flexibility (g = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.05–1.66). Strength and conditioning interventions were found to be effective at improving physical qualities in dancers, recommending their participation in additional sessions to enhance overall fitness and ultimately dance performance. It is recommended that future strength and conditioning intervention research should include sample size calculations, with participants recruited from a specific dance genre and skill level in order to evaluate how strength and conditioning influences dance performance.

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The Effects of Supplemental Weight Training for Ballet Dancers

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Effect of Whole Body Vibration Training on Lower Limb Performance in Selected High-Level Ballet Students

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