Background: Dance and dancers reflect happiness, sadness, passion, anger, and all other
emotions as every single dancing movement carries a significant signal that goes beyond …

Classical Indian dance has earned recognition across the globe; however, the health of
dancers who are carrying forth this heritage has not received due attention. Therefore, this …

Purpose: Present study investigated effects of a 12-week Bharatnatyam based dance
therapy protocol on children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS). 30 children …

Background: Bharatanatyam dance form is an amalgamation of emotion, rhythm,
expression, and sculpturesque poses that demand high levels of physical and psychological …

OBJECTIVE: This study compared lower limb muscle flexibility between amateur and trained
female Bharatanatyam dancers and nondancers. METHODS: Subjects consisted of 105 …

Objective: To determine the frequency of hamstring tightness and its impact among patients
with chronic neck and low-back pain. Method: The analytical, cross-sectional study was …

Indian classical dance involves a constant change of the base of support from stance to low
jumps and spins along with intricate footwork. Graceful movement of the torso, shifting from …

Background: Dance and dancers reflect happiness, sadness, passion, anger, and all other
emotions as every single dancing movement carries a significant signal that goes beyond …

BACKGROUND: Bharatanatyam is an Indian classical dance form that is practiced globally.
There is limited information about the prevalence of injuries in Bharatanatyam dancers …

Bharatanatyam dance involves complex symmetric and asymmetric poses performed in a
maximal arc of motion which may result in kinematic changes reflected in a common weight …