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Medical and Rehabilitation Issues in Classical Ballet

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2002
Classical ballet is a demanding professional occupation, with participants who are often underserved in terms of accurate diagnosis and appropriate comprehensive medical care. The view that follows is designed to be as global and insightful as published to date.
Michael F, Stretanski, G J, Weber
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The Classical Ballet Shoe

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 1986
Dancers are an interesting and exciting group of patients. Those clinicians interested in treating their musculoskeletal disorders should, among other things, be familiar with the construction and function of the pointe shoe and have an understanding of what a dancer does with that shoe.
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Classical Ballet

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2002
Stretanski MF: Classical ballet: The full-contact sport. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2002;81:392–393.
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Is the Symmetry of Classical Ballet Positions Perfect?

Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 2023
OBJECTIVE: It is expected that in classical ballet dancers would be able to execute all the techniques symmetrically from the right as well as from the left side of the body. This study aimed to evaluate the symmetry of kinematic parameters of hip joints, knee joints, and foot progression angle of the left and right lower extremities (LE) in five ...
Joanna, Gorwa, Jarosław, Kabaciński, Michał, Murawa, Wiktoria, Śpikowska-Pawelec, Anna, Fryzowicz   +4 more
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Behavioral Coaching in Classical Ballet

Behavior Modification, 1983
A review of the literature indicates the usefulness of operant methods to develop or enhance sports skills. This study extended the use of this approach to the acquisition of correct ballet skills by four subjects in a ballet class. Using a single case design, behavioral coaching was compared to the ballet instructor's method.
James M. Fitterling, Teodoro Ayllon
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Attentional Focus in Classical Ballet

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, 2016
Focus of attention and its effects on skilled motor performance has become an important line of research in the motor learning domain. Numerous studies have demonstrated that an external focus of attention (i.e., on the movement effect) enhances motor performance and learning relative to an internal focus (i.e., on body movements).
Clare, Guss-West, Gabriele, Wulf
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Trigger toe in classical-ballet dancers

Archives of Orthopaedic and Traumatic Surgery, 1985
Classical ballet involves extreme physical demands on the body--in part, strains beyond the physiological limits. Balance on the tips of the toes en pointe means extreme plantar flexion of the ankle and first toe in the weight-bearing position. We have treated two cases of stenosing tendovaginitis of the flexor hallucis longus tendon.
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Kinematic Evaluation of the Classical Ballet Step “Plié”

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, 2015
Lack of alignment between the lower-limb structures, such as the hips, knees, and longitudinal arches of the feet, has been described as an important predisposing factor in musculoskeletal injury among classical ballet dancers. However, no studies were found that analyzed basic ballet movements with quantification of objective criteria of the movements.
Kaanda Nabilla Souza, Gontijo, Cláudia Tarragô, Candotti, Grace Dos Santos, Feijó, Lais Paixão, Ribeiro, Jefferson Fagundes, Loss   +4 more
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Classes in Classical Ballet

2007
A companion guide to one of the bestselling Limelight Edition titles, this book by Asaf Messerer, a founder of what has become known as the Bolshoi School, is one of the most celebrated manuals of classic dance instruction in the world. Messerer has gained an international reputation for his classes in classical technique-models of invention and well ...
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Kinematics of the Lumbar Spine During Classic Ballet Postures

Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 2004
Postural characteristics and three-dimensional (3D) kinematics of the lumbar spine were examined during classic ballet gestures in 25 expert dancers (17 females, 8 males; mean age, 21 ± 4 yrs). The 3D displacements of the thorax to the pelvis were sampled with a 3D-electrogoniometer during right and left arabesque, developpe a la seconde, and pied-en ...
Feipel, Véronique, Dalenne, Sandra, Dugailly, Pierre-Michel, Salvia, Patrick, Rooze, Marcel   +4 more
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