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Dance as an Eccentric Form of Exercise: Practical Implications

Paschalis, V.; Nikolaidis, M. G.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Owolabi, E. O.; Kitas, G. D.; Wyon, M. A.; Koutedakis, Y. (2012)

The eccentric action is an integral part of the stretch-shortening (or eccentric-concentric) cycle of muscle movement, especially when repositioning of the centre of gravity is required. Jumps and landing tasks are examples ...

Body Composition and Ballet Injuries A Preliminary Study

Twitchett, E.; Angioi, M.; Metsios, G. S.; Koutedakis, Y.; Wyon, M. (2008)

To date, the effects of body composition on injury occurrence and healing times in dancers have received limited scientific attention. The aim of the current study was to determine possible associations between somatotype, ...

Muscular Strength: Applications for Dancers

Koutedakis, Y.; Clarke, F.; Wyon, M.; Aways, D.; Owolabi, E. O. (2009)

Muscle fibers can generally be divided into slow and fast twitch according to their contraction speed. Even though in individual normally has the same ratio of slow/fast muscle fibers throughout his or her body, the ...

Do Increases in Selected Fitness Parameters Affect the Aesthetic Aspects of Classical Ballet Performance?

Twitchett, E. A.; Angioi, M.; Koutedakis, Y.; Wyon, M. (2011)

Research has indicated that classical ballet dancers tend to have lower fitness levels and increased injury rates compared to other athletes with similar workloads. The aim of the current study was to examine the effects ...

Effects of exercise and physical activity on depression

Dinas, P. C.; Koutedakis, Y.; Flouris, A. D. (2011)

Depression is a very prevalent mental disorder affecting 340 million people globally and is projected to become the leading cause of disability and the second leading contributor to the global burden of disease by the year ...

Development of a Portable Anchored Dynamometer for Collection of Maximal Voluntary Isometric Contractions in Biomechanics Research on Dancers

Krasnow, D.; Ambegaonkar, J. P.; Stecyk, S.; Wilmerding, M. V.; Wyon, M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2011)

Surface electromyography (sEMG) has been used in dance medicine research since the 1970s, but normalization procedures are not consistently employed in the field. The purpose of this project was to develop a portable ...

Biomechanical Research in Dance: A Literature Review

Krasnow, D.; Wilmerding, M. V.; Stecyk, S.; Wyon, M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2011)

The authors reviewed the literature, published from 1970 through December 2009, on biomechanical research in dance. To identify articles, the authors used search engines, including PubMed and Web of Science, five previous ...

Electromyographic Comparison of Grand Battement Devant at the Barre, in the Center, and Traveling

Krasnow, D.; Ambegaonkar, J. P.; Wilmerding, M. V.; Stecyk, S.; Koutedakis, Y.; Wyon, M. (2012)

This study examined utilization of the trunk and lower extremity muscles during grand battement devant in three conditions: at the barre (supported stationary condition in 1st position), in the center (unsupported stationary ...

Effects of Supplemental Training on Fitness and Aesthetic Competence Parameters in Contemporary Dance A Randomised Controlled Trial

Angioi, M.; Metsios, G.; Twitchett, E. A.; Koutedakis, Y.; Wyon, M. (2012)

Within aesthetic sports such as figure skating and rhythmic gymnastics, physical fitness has been shown to have positive benefits on performance outcomes. Presently the link between physical fitness and aesthetic contemporary ...

Physical Fitness and Severity of Injuries in Contemporary Dance

Angioi, M.; Metsios, G. S.; Koutedakis, Y.; Twitchett, E.; Wyon, M. (2009)

Limited data are available on whether different physical fitness levels are associated with injury severity in contemporary dancers. The aim of this study was to investigate this association in female dancers. Five ...