Acute Effects of Dry Needling on Myofascial Trigger Points in the Triceps Surae of Ballet Dancers: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Jennifer A Janowski, Deanna M L Phelan-Smith, Maria N Kroat Brady, Kelsey L Michels, Alexandra H Timm, Nicole M Boucher, Kedron D Casteen, David Village, Mark D Sleeper

“… # Purpose The purpose of this pilot study was to assess the immediate effects of DN on myofascial trigger points in terms of skin surface temperature, pain, active and passive range of motion, and torque production in the triceps surae of ballet dancers. # Study Design Randomized, double-blinded pilot study # Methods Professional ballet dancers that fit inclusion and exclusion criteria (n=11) were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group. …”
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THE MOTHER GOOSE PIANO SUITE - AN AESTHETIC PARADIGM OF RAVEL’S MUSIC by Attila FODOR

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The Impact of Dance-Specific Neuromuscular Conditioning and Injury Prevention Training on Motor Control, Stability, Balance, Function and Injury in Professional Ballet Dancers: A Mixed-Methods Quasi-Experimental Study by Katherine L Long, Mary K Milidonis, Veronica L Wildermuth, Adam N Kruse, Uniqua T Parham

“…# Background Professional ballet dancers suffer high injury rates and are less likely than other athletes to specifically train to improve muscular strength, coordination, agility, speed and motor control because of heavy training demands, aesthetic appearances and financial barriers…”
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Sport-Specific AMCaMP: New Modular Tools for Measuring Adolescent Self-Confidence In Sport-Specific Movement by Keith H. May, William C. Espinoza, Andrew A. Guccione

“… # Results Based on sample sizes, Bartlett's Test of Sphericity, and Kaiser-Myer-Olkin measures, nine modules (baseball, softball, basketball, football, gymnastics, cheerleading, soccer, ballet, and swimming) were deemed suitable for factor analysis. …”
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Does the Movement Competency Screen Correlate with Deep Abdominals Activation and Hip Strength for Professional and Pre-professional Dancers? by Justine Benoît-Piau, Mélanie Morin, Sylvie Fortin, Christine Guptill, Nathaly Gaudreault

“… # Methods A total of 77 pre-professional and professional dancers from ballet and contemporary backgrounds were evaluated. …”
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Effect of Conservative Interventions for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Preprofessional and Professional Dancers: A Systematic Review by Justine Benoit-Piau, Christophe Benoit-Piau, Nathaly Gaudreault, Mélanie Morin

“…These studies included ballet and contemporary dancers, as well as professional and preprofessional dancers. …”
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Movement Competency Screen: Rethinking the Rating by Justine Benoit-Piau, Mélanie Morin, Christine Guptill, Sylvie Fortin, Nathaly Gaudreault

“… # Methods One hundred and eighteen professional and preprofessional dancers evolving in ballet or contemporary dance were recruited. The MCS was performed and was scored according to the 3- and 5-level scoring systems. …”
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Mãos que dançam e traduzem: poemas em língua brasileira de sinais by Lodenir Becker Karnopp, Renata Heinzelmann Bosse

“…Como resultado, señalamos que los poemas analizados tienen relación con temas de la comunidad sorda tales como la formación de sordos (“El ballet de las manos”), y de intérpretes de Libras (“Día de los intérpretes”) y lingüísticamente destacan las formas de producción artística en lengua de señas.…”
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