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Cross-Sectional Physiologic Profiling of Modern Dancers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2014

Steven J. Chatfield,
William C. Byrnes,
David A. Lally and
Sharon E. Rowe
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Ballet and modern dance are aesthetic endeavors which utilize the human body as their primary instrument of expression. It therefore has been suggested by some dance theorists and authorities that competent aesthetic performance in these idioms requires support from enhanced physiologic capabilities including flexibility; muscular strength, power, and endurance; and cardiovascular endurance (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, 1974, p. 405; Arnheim, 1980, pp. 74-85; Fitt, 1988, pp. 318-319; H'Doubler, 1974, pp. 150-151). However, original scientific investigations of dance physiology are in their infancy and have not yet fully substantiated these commonly held assumptions.

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Dance Research Journal , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , Spring 1990, pp. 13 - 20
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Copyright © Congress on Research in Dance 1990

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