Anthropometric evaluation of body composition in ballet dancers. A longitudinal study

• Main Authors: Hamlet Betancourt León (Author), Julieta Aréchiga Viramontes (Author), Maria Elena Díaz Sánchez (Author), Carlos Manuel Ramírez García (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1980-0037.2008v10n2p115 The body of the adolescent dancer is the result of morphological, physiological and behavioral adaptations due to specific physical training. For the ballet master, body weight is irrelevant to evaluating the technical and artistic performance and be...