Hale ÖKTEM, Can PELİN, Ayla KÜKRKÇÜOĞLU, Merve İZCİ, Tuğçe ŞENÇELİKEL

Evaluation of posture and flexibility in ballet dancers

Objectives: Ballet dancers require a high level of control on their muscles in order to perform various dance figures. Specialballet moves require adaptive changes in order to maintain posture while performing classical ballet dance. The aim of thepresent study was to evaluate the differences in body postures and range of motion in certain joints between female classical ballet students and female non-dancer students.Methods: Fifty nine female university students participated in the study; 30 were studying classical ballet at Hacettepe UniversityAnkara State Conservatory and 29 were studying at Baflkent University with no professional dancing history. Students in bothgroups were compared by conducting a body posture analysis anteriorly, laterally and posteriorly with the symmetrigraf chart.Range of motion of the joints was measured using a goniometer and distances were measured using an anthropometer.Results: Ballet education was a factor in the development of hallux valgus and genu varum deformities (p0.05). The median values of body flexion and hyperextension showed statistically significant differencesbetween the two groups (p

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