Kinematic characteristics of the expert ballet dancers in the upper limb joints when ballet dancers express the flattering swan

Spatial and Temporal Movement Patterns of the Shoulder Joint in Ballet Dancers to Express the Flattering Swan

The purpose of this study was to characterize both spatial and temporal patterns of the shoulder joint movement in the upper limb motion when ballet dancers are performing the flaps of swan wings. Twenty-three expert female dancers (Dance group) and 21 inexperienced age-matched females (Control group) participated in the study. Thirty-three reflective markers were attached to the trunk and uppe...

Mirror Neuron Activation Priming in Novice Versus Expert Ballet Dancers

The mirror neuron system (MNS) includes a collection of neurons in the brain that respond to the performance and observation of similar motor actions. Exploration of this system has furthered the understanding and representation of learning through imitation, action understanding, motor system activation, empathy, and language processing, among other fields of interest in cognitive neuroscience...

Delayed menarche and amenorrhea in ballet dancers.

The trait emotional intelligence of ballet dancers and musicians.

Trait emotional intelligence ('trait EI' or 'trait emotional self-efficacy') is a constellation of emotion-related self-perceptions and dispositions comprising the affective aspects of normal adult personality. The two studies in this paper investigate the construct validity of trait EI, as operationalized by the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (TEIQue). In Study 1 (34 ballet student...

Attentional Focus in Classical Ballet: A Survey Of Professional Dancers.

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). Thus, small differences in the wording of instructions or feedb...