Thesis (M App Sci) -- University of South Australia, 1992

Thesis (M.F.A.)--West Virginia University, 2008. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains iv, 200 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 28).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. John Keller, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept. of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Dec. 17, 2004). Includes bibliographical references.

Lateral rotation of the left and right hip, knee, ankle and intertarsal joints during three trials of turnout from the straight leg and demi-plie positions was quantified with the use of a specially designed friction-free weightbearing goniometer, projecting fin-like body markers, and overhead photography. The female subjects were dancers (10 beginners, 11 advanced) recruited from University of Arizona ballet classes. MANOVAS revealed that turnout as measured from the feet was (1) significantly greater in the advanced group in both positions, (2) significantly greater in the demi-plie position than in the straight leg, (3) a cumulative joint rotation effect with the hip contributing the greatest absolute and relative amounts. Positive significant correlations occurred between: (1) pedal turnout and lateral hip rotation for the advanced group in both positions and for the beginning group in demi-plie, and (2) pedal turnout and lateral ankle rotation for the advanced dancers in the straight leg position. Alignment of the lower extremity segments during turnout from both positions did not exist for either group.

Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 1999. Graduate Programme in Dance. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-159). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ56164.

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Department of Communication

M. Ed. / We live in an era of technology where people strive for technological precision and higher standards of living. We can describe this as the information era where it is no longer possible to expect from learners to memorise all given information. Apart from that, we live in a multi-cultural society which leads to unique considerations that have to be accommodated. We are faced with a variety of problems such as economic instability, corruption and crime. An allover result of such conditions could cumulate in problems with discipline. The school is only one of the entities in the total process of learning and current changes in the educational system focus on the responsibility to enrich the child with life-long learning habits. Learning opportunities outside schools are encouraged to enhance self-development and learning. This study aims to explore and describe the life-world of the classical principal dancer in order to gain an understanding of what it takes to become a top performer. The qualities that support educational development and self-development will be outlined. An explorative, descriptive, contextual and qualitative study was carried out with the view to obtain insight and understanding with regard to the classical principal dancer's life-world, what it takes to perform and to reach the top. The research is conceptulised and focuses on principal dancers of the South African Ballet Theatre and the Cape Town City Ballet. The phenomenological interviewing method was used as well as the taking of field notes. The interviews were audio taped and then transcribed. The researcher made use of Tesh's method to process the data. Guba's model was applied to ensure trustworthiness of the research.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2003. / Includes bibliography.

Extensive research into the lives of professional ballet dancers has been conducted by the psychological and medical fields, but much of this research has focused on problems in the environment, sometimes in a way that further pathologizes dancers. Professional ballet is a highly demanding performance area, yet little research into ballet dancers’ performance lives has been conducted, which further shapes perceptions about this population. This study explores how South African professional ballet dancers’ performance lives are shaped by discourse, and how they draw on available discursive resources to construct their subjectivity and create meaning, and to what ends, in relation to performance. Findings suggest that dancers are caught up in several powerful, dominant discourses, some of which may position them in ways that cause subjective harm, but that alternatives do exist. Insights into the complex web of intersecting discourses surrounding ballet are offered, and questions posed to create possibilities, but ultimately, dancers must decide which positions they want to claim or resist, as they continually form their subjectivities. / Mini Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2017. / Psychology / MA Counselling Psychology / Unrestricted

Introdução: Profissões que se utilizam de padrões corporais para desempenho diário são encontradas na literatura com a nomeação de profissões não convencionais (como modelos, atletas e bailarinas), com ênfase no público feminino. Para indivíduos inseridos nesses meios, além de carreira profissional, as profissões tornam-se um estilo de vida. Visto que a faixa etária de iniciação nessas atuações é precoce (infância/adolescência), muitos sacrifícios são adotados pelas iniciantes em cada uma dessas atividades, como abandono dos estudos, da cultura, do convívio familiar, dias intensos de trabalhos e constantes pressões quanto a medidas e peso corporal, a fim de atender as exigências de suas profissões. As particularidades comuns e individuais de cada profissão e as cobranças diárias com as jovens podem modificar comportamentos físicos e também alimentares, podendo prejudicar a saúde das mesmas. Objetivo: Identificar se existe relação entre os níveis de aptidão física com marcadores cardiometabólicos de saúde, níveis de atividade física, qualidade de vida e saúde mental em modelos, atletas e bailarinas. Métodos: Este estudo é caracterizado como transversal, onde foram recrutadas 41 adolescentes e jovens adultos do sexo feminino com idade entre 14 e 24 anos, que foram alocadas em 4 grupos, grupo controle/universitárias (GU=11), grupo modelos (GM=11), grupo bailarinas (GB=11) e grupo atletas (GA=8), a alocação foi decorrente das atuações profissionais de cada participante. Foram avaliadas variáveis que compõem aptidão: aptidão cardiorrespiratória, flexibilidade, força muscular dinâmica máxima e resistente e composição corporal); qualidade de vida, variáveis bioquímicas (Lipoproteína de alta densidade (HDL), Lipoproteína de baixa densidade (LDL), Colesterol total (CT), Glicemia de Jejum (GJ); Insulina de Jejum (IJ); Proteína C-reativa (PCR); nível de atividade física e saúde mental. Resultados: Foram encontrados como resultados de nosso estudo que, apesar do pré-julgamento de que as profissões avaliadas possam ocasionar reduções nos marcadores cardiometabólicos, não foram encontrados prejuízos nos indicadores avaliados, tanto para variáveis físicas, metabólicas, de qualidade de vida, de níveis de atividade física e de autoimagem, sendo assim, apontando estar em um estado de saúde favorável nesses parâmetros. Mesmo sem diferenças estatisticamente significativas, todos grupos apresentaram valores acima do ponto de corte para saúde mental (>15). Além disso, foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre idade (anos) (p=0,002), menarca (p=0,004), duração de carreira (p=0,001), estatura (m) (p<0,001), IMC (p=0,018), RCE (p<0,001), %Gordura (p=0,020), VO2pico (p=0,020), 1RM de extensão de joelhos (p=0,031) e flexão de cotovelos (p=0,001), flexibilidade (p<0,001) e mets.min.afvigorosa (p=0,008), mets.minsomatorio (p=0,014). Conclusão: As profissões analisadas não parecem interferir na saúde física e metabólica das meninas avaliadas. Entretanto, para saúde mental, a faixa etária avaliada mostrou-se suscetível a sintomas depressivos. / Introduction: Professions that use body patterns for daily performance are named in the literature as non-conventional professions (such as models, athletes and ballet dancers. For the individuals inserted in this media, besides a professional career, the professions became a lifestyle. Given that the age of initiation in these careers is early (childhood/adolescence), many sacrifices are adopted by the beginners in each of these activities, like dropping out of studies, culture and family life, intense working days and constant pressures school their body measurements and weight, in order to meet the requirements of the professions. The common and individual particularities of each profession and the daily charges with these individuals may modify their physical and eating behaviors, which can ultimately impair their health specially in girls. Objective: to identify if there is a relationship between physical fitness levels and cardiometabolic health markers, physical activity levels, quality of life and mental health in models, athletes and ballet dancers. Methods: 41 female adolescents and young adults were recruited, aged between 14 and 24 years, who were allocated in four groups, control group/undergraduates (UG=11), models group (MG=11), ballet dancers group (BG=11) and athletes group (AG=8), the allocation was according to the professional performance of each participant. Variables composing physical fitness (cardiorespiratory fitness, flexibility, maximal dynamic strength, local muscular endurance and body composition), quality of life, biochemical variables (high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), total cholesterol (TC), fasting glucose (FG), C-reactive protein (CRP)), physical activity level and mental health were evaluated. Results: As results of our study, it was found that besides the previous judgment that the professions assessed may cause reductions in cardiometabolic markers, we did not find impairments in the markers evaluated, either for physical, metabolic, quality of life, physical activity levels and self-image outcomes, therefore, it seems that these girls have a favorable health status in these parameters. Even without statistically significant changes, all groups presented values above the cutoff points for mental health (>15). In addition, statistically significant changes were found for age (years) (p=0.002), menarche (p=0.004), career duration (p=0.001), height (m) (p<0.001), body mass index (p=0.018), waist-height ratio (p<0.001), %fat (p=0.020), VO2peak (p=0.020), 1RM of knee extension (p=0.031) and elbow flexion (p=0.001), flexibility (p<0.001) and mets.min.vigorousfa (p=0.008) and mets.minsum (p=0.014). Conclusion: The professions analyzed do not seem to interfere with the physical and metabolic health of the girls evaluated. However, for mental health, the age group assesses showed itself susceptible to depressive symptoms.