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Hutchinson, Carla U.; Sachs-Ericsson, Natalie J.; Ericsson, K. Anders – High Ability Studies, 2013
The expert-performance approach guided the collection of survey data on the developmental history of elite professional ballet dancers from three different countries/cultures (USA, Mexico, and Russia). The level of ballet expertise attained by age 18 was found to be uniquely predicted by only two factors, namely the total number of accumulated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expertise, Dance, Dance Education
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Walker, Imogen J.; Nordin-Bates, Sanna M.; Redding, Emma – High Ability Studies, 2011
This study investigated differences in the characteristics of talented dancers in relation to age. Physical (handgrip muscular strength, leg muscular power, hamstring flexibility and external hip rotation), psychological (passion, self-esteem and anxiety) and social (the motivational climate) characteristics were assessed in 334 students enrolled…
Descriptors: Muscular Strength, Age, Talent Identification, Late Adolescents