Association between Selected Physical Fitness Parameters and Aesthetic Competence in Contemporary Dancers

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 115-123

  Angioi, Manuela ^a   Metsios, George S ^a,b   Twitchett, Emily ^a   Koutedakis, Yiannis ^a,c   Wyon, Matthew ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^d Jerwood Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Dance Injuries   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; DANCING; ENDURANCE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STATISTICAL MODEL; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DANCING; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; UPPER EXTREMITY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 75549091195     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X0901300404     Document Type: Article

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