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    Effect of Leg Length on ROM, VJ and Leg Dexterity in Dance

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    Authors
    Wyon, Matthew cc
    Nevill, Alan M. cc
    Dekker, K.
    Brown, D. D.
    Clarke, Frances
    Pelly, J.
    Koutedakis, Yiannis cc
    Issue Date
    2010
    
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    Abstract
    We investigated the associations between leg length and specific ballet movements in different skill groups. Volunteers were from an undergraduate dance programme (n=18), a pre-professional school (n=43) and from an elite classical ballet company (n=45). Individual data were collected for anthropometry, vertical jump, leg dexterity, and leg active and passive ROM. ANCOVA identified both main effects as significant with regard to vertical jump (gender P<0.001 and skill P=0.017); leg length was also identified as a significant covariate (P=0.023). Analysis of leg dexterity identified no significant effects with gender, skill or leg length. Active and passive range of motion noted gender (P=0.001) and skill (P<0.001) differences. Leg length was found to be negatively associated with both active and passive ROM (P=0.002). In conclusion, the present data highlight the diverse and conflicting effects of leg length on fundamental ballet skills. The longer legs that benefit vertical jump have a negative influence on range of motion and leg dexterity except for highly skilled skilled dancers, who through skill, seem to have overcome the effects of some of these dichotomies.
    Citation
    International Journal of Sports Medicine, 31 (09):631
    Publisher
    Georg Thieme Verlag
    Journal
    International Journal of Sports Medicine
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/2436/139670
    DOI
    10.1055/s-0030-1254137
    Additional Links
    http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0030-1254137
    Type
    Journal article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0172-4622
    1439-3964
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1055/s-0030-1254137
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