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dc.contributor.authorWyon, Matthew A.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Nick
dc.contributor.authorAngioi, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorNevill, Alan M.
dc.contributor.authorTwitchett, Emily
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-10T17:08:54Z
dc.date.available2007-01-10T17:08:54Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.submitted2007-01-10
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Dance Medicine & Science, 10(3/4): 106-110
dc.identifier.issn1089-313X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/7217
dc.description.abstractJumping plays an integral part of ballet performance and this study examines some of the ballet dancer’s characteristics that influence jump height. Forty-nine dancers (M = 21; F = 28) completed a series of tests that included two footed vertical jump height, single leg vertical jump height and anthropometric measurements. Supplemental training history and company position were also recorded. Statistical analysis (ANCOVA and MANOVA) indicated males had a greater vertical jump height than females (p < 0.01) and soloist and first artists had significantly greater vertical jump height than principals and artists for both male and females (p < 0.05). Anthropometric data indicated males having significantly larger leg girths than females. Males and females had no significant bilateral differences in girth measurements though male artists had significantly smaller thighs and calves than the other seniority levels (p < 0.05). Supplemental training did not influence jump height in this study’s population though males carried out significantly more weight training (p < 0.01) and females more aerobic training (p < 0.05). When jump height was analyzed in relation to cross-sectional area of the calf and thigh, there was no gender difference (p > 0.05). These results corroborate to previous research and also provide greater insight on how anthropometric and choreographic factors potentially influence vertical jump height in ballet dancers. The ineffective influence of supplemental training on vertical jump height needs greater examination. How other training regimens could influence jump height in dancers needs to be examined.
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInternational Association for Dance Medicine and Science
dc.relation.urlhttp://direct.bl.uk/bld/PlaceOrder.do?UIN=200306994&ETOC=RN&from=searchenginehttp://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-165576495.html
dc.subjectDance
dc.subjectJump height
dc.subjectBallet
dc.subjectAnthropometric measurements
dc.titleAnthropometric factors affecting vertical jump height in ballet dancers
dc.typeJournal article
refterms.dateFOA2018-08-21T15:48:10Z
html.description.abstractJumping plays an integral part of ballet performance and this study examines some of the ballet dancer’s characteristics that influence jump height. Forty-nine dancers (M = 21; F = 28) completed a series of tests that included two footed vertical jump height, single leg vertical jump height and anthropometric measurements. Supplemental training history and company position were also recorded. Statistical analysis (ANCOVA and MANOVA) indicated males had a greater vertical jump height than females (p < 0.01) and soloist and first artists had significantly greater vertical jump height than principals and artists for both male and females (p < 0.05). Anthropometric data indicated males having significantly larger leg girths than females. Males and females had no significant bilateral differences in girth measurements though male artists had significantly smaller thighs and calves than the other seniority levels (p < 0.05). Supplemental training did not influence jump height in this study’s population though males carried out significantly more weight training (p < 0.01) and females more aerobic training (p < 0.05). When jump height was analyzed in relation to cross-sectional area of the calf and thigh, there was no gender difference (p > 0.05). These results corroborate to previous research and also provide greater insight on how anthropometric and choreographic factors potentially influence vertical jump height in ballet dancers. The ineffective influence of supplemental training on vertical jump height needs greater examination. How other training regimens could influence jump height in dancers needs to be examined.


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