The dancer as a performing athlete: physiological considerations

Y Koutedakis, A Jamurtas - Sports medicine, 2004 - Springer
The physical demands placed on dancers from current choreography and performance
schedules make their physiology and fitness just as important as skill development …

Body composition in athletes and sports nutrition: an examination of the bioimpedance analysis technique

JR Moon - European journal of clinical nutrition, 2013 - nature.com
Results: Although extensive research in the area of BIA and athletes has been conducted,
there remains a large gap in the literature pertaining to a single generalised athlete equation …

Physiological fitness and professional classical ballet performance: a brief review

EA Twitchett, Y Koutedakis… - The Journal of Strength & …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Twitchett, EA, Koutedakis, Y, and Wyon, MA. Physiologic fitness and professional
classical ballet performance: a brief review. J Strength Cond Res 23 (9): 2732-2740, 2009 …

Validity and reliability of bioelectrical impedance analysis and skinfold thickness in predicting body fat in military personnel

A Aandstad, K Holtberget, R Hageberg… - Military …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Previous studies show that body composition is related to injury risk and physical
performance in soldiers. Thus, valid methods for measuring body composition in military …

Fitness in contemporary dance: a systematic review

M Angioi, G Metsios, Y Koutedakis… - International journal of …, 2009 - thieme-connect.com
Abstract has been suggested that dancers are less fit compared to other athletes. However,
the majority of studies make their arguments based on data deriving mainly from ballet …

Association between selected physical fitness parameters and aesthetic competence in contemporary dancers

M Angioi, GS Metsios, E Twitchett… - Journal of dance …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The physical demands imposed on contemporary dancers by choreographers and
performance schedules make their physical fitness just as important to them as skill …

[PDF][PDF] Medición de la grasa corporal mediante impedancia bioeléctrica, pliegues cutáneos y ecuaciones a partir de medidas antropométricas. Análisis comparativo

V Martín Moreno, JB Gómez Gandoy… - … española de salud …, 2001 - SciELO Public Health
Fundamento: La estimación del porcentaje de grasa corporal (% GC) está adquiriendo una
importancia creciente a nivel clínico. El objetivo del estudio es comparar los resultados de …

The significance of muscular strength in dance

Y Koutedakis… - Journal of dance …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
The physical demands placed on dancers make their physiology and fitness just as
important as skill development. However, dancers' muscular strength and bone and joint …

Descriptive epidemiology of dance participation in adolescents

JR O'Neill, RR Pate, AD Liese - Research quarterly for exercise …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The aims of this study were to describe the prevalence of dance participation in US
adolescents and to estimate the contribution of dance to total moderate-to-vigorous physical …

Body mass index, body fat mass and the occurrence of amenorrhea in ballet dancers

E Stokić, B Srdić, O Barak - Gynecological endocrinology, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
To evaluate the connection between menstrual disorders and body fat mass, we examined a
group of 30 ballet dancers and a group of 30 non-athletic girls (controls). Body mass index …