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ERIC Number: EJ1427709
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1464-7893
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1111
Keep an Eye on the Balance - The Influence of Experimental Training on Postural Stability in Ballet Dancers
Artur Fredyk; Agata Bara; Anna Brachman; Grzegorz Sobota; Bogdan Bacik
Research in Dance Education, v25 n2 p176-188 2024
One of the basic skills of a dancer is the ability to keep the body balance ("aplomb") while performing various dance figures. These movements are often performed with limited vision control due to dynamic motion or environmental conditions. Our aim was to verify whether the exercises with eyes closed of the ballet school students would reduce postural sway whilst improving the body balance. The training without visual feedback forces the body to rely more on information from the proprioceptive system about the alignment and motion of body parts in relation to each other and the external environment. In a group of thirteen female students of Comprehensive Ballet School, a significant reduction in postural sway was already found after three weeks of the nine-week training. This phenomenon occurred only during quiet standing with eyes closed. The use of stabilographic testing can be recommended as an objective evaluation of the "aplomb" level in ballet dancers. At the same time, this research showed that the introduction of ballet exercises with eyes closed improved postural stability without compromising stability with eyes open. Therefore, it can be assumed that such exercises do not harm but rather may be beneficial for the development of "aplomb."
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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