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1. Unipodal performance and leg muscle mass in jumping skills among ballet dancers

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Golomer, Eveline, Keller, Jean, Fery, Yves-Andre, and Testa, Marc

Subjects
Ballerinas -- Physiological aspects, Ballerinas -- Psychological aspects, Ballet dancers -- Physiological aspects, Ballet dancers -- Psychological aspects, Motor ability, Health, Psychology and mental health
Abstract

We examined the vertical jump performance of each leg among 10 right-footed female ballet dancers with 1 yr. of international professional experience (quadrilles: Opera ballerinas). Their mean age was 17.5 yr. (SD=0.3). The maximal height of the unilateral jump was recorded, and muscle mass was evaluated by biphotonic absorptiometry method. Muscle mass and maximal jump height were similar for the two legs. A strong inverse relation was found between the muscle mass of the right leg (67%) and maximal jump height (r = -.81, p

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2004

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