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Biomechanical perspectives on classical ballet technique and implications for teaching practice

open access: yes, 2012
Classical ballet is an art form well known for its very distinct and precise movement style. A review of relevant literature led to the identification of four fundamental biomechanical principles of classical ballet technique: alignment ; placement ...
Ward, Rachel Evelyn
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Sagittal Integral Morphotype of Female Classical Ballet Dancers and Predictors of Sciatica and Low Back Pain. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Environ Res Public Health, 2021
Cejudo A   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The dancer as a performing athlete: physiological considerations. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The physical demands placed on dancers from current choreography and performance schedules make their physiology and fitness just as important as skill development.
Koutedakis, Yiannis   +1 more
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Ballet gone wrong: Michael Clark’s classical deviations

open access: yes, 2021
Scottish dancer and choreographer Michael Clark has long been heralded the bad boy of British ballet. From his youthful absconsions from the Royal Ballet’s lower school and eventual jettison of a contract with that company for a career in contemporary ...
Arabella Stanger (4462408)
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Ballet body narratives: pain, pleasure and perfection in embodied identity

open access: yes, 2015
Ballet Body Narratives is an ethnographic exploration of the social world of classical ballet and the embodiment of young ballet dancers as they engage in "becoming a dancer" in ballet school in England.
Pickard, A.
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Dancing with Ghosts: Tensions between Classical Ballet and Ibsen's Modern Drama

open access: yes, 2021
Henrik Ibsen’s works have consistently been subjected to a wide variety of adaptations, expanding the limits of spoken drama and dramatic text. Over time, readers and spectators alike have had the opportunity to understand Ibsen’s dramas from new ...
Stewart, Lianna Elizabeth
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Philosophical appproaches to classical ballet and modern dance [PDF]

open access: yes
My primary concern in this thesis is to develop a framework in which classical and modern dance can be analyzed and assessed in philosophical terms. This should not be understood as an endeavour to create a system of values according to which dance ...
Tsoulou, Marina-Georgia
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Piano music for the ballet technique class: an online guide

open access: yes, 2022
This dissertation seeks to fill this pedagogical gap through a, first of its kind, online guide showing video of dancers completing the steps, preceded by the ballet teacher demonstrating the combinations, with appropriate music being played that ...
Douglas, Peter Ellis
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SUPPLENESS OPTIMIZATION IN CHILDREN AGED 10-11 YEARS BY DANCE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS [PDF]

open access: yesAnnals of the “Ştefan cel Mare” University: Physical Education and Sport Section - The Science and Art of Movement, 2018
In this study, a series of elements both from the classical ballet (study at the barre and in the middle of the hall, jumps, etc. ) and from dance sport were chosen (cha-cha steps combinations, slow waltz, tango, etc.), that we considered to be most ...
Aida Petrea, Elena Rață
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Classic ballet and eating disorders

open access: yes, 2008
Classic ballet with its extreme aesthetic concern can promote eating disorders such as nervous anorexia and bulimia. This review has the purpose of analyzing the eating disorders in classical dancers. Analyzing theoretical references one concludes that several studies have shown an increase in the incidence of eating disorders.
Simas, Joseani Paulini Neves   +1 more
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