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Complementary Training for Dancers: Specificity, Individuality, and Training Methods

Complementary Training for Dancers: Specificity, Individuality, and Training Methods

Bárbara Pessali-Marques, Mariana Inocêncio Matos, Nefeli Tsiouti
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781799842613|ISBN10: 1799842614|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799851325|EISBN13: 9781799842620
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4261-3.ch014
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Pessali-Marques, Bárbara, et al. "Complementary Training for Dancers: Specificity, Individuality, and Training Methods." Scientific Perspectives and Emerging Developments in Dance and the Performing Arts, edited by Bárbara Pessali-Marques, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 279-295. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4261-3.ch014

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Pessali-Marques, B., Matos, M. I., & Tsiouti, N. (2021). Complementary Training for Dancers: Specificity, Individuality, and Training Methods. In B. Pessali-Marques (Ed.), Scientific Perspectives and Emerging Developments in Dance and the Performing Arts (pp. 279-295). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4261-3.ch014

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Pessali-Marques, Bárbara, Mariana Inocêncio Matos, and Nefeli Tsiouti. "Complementary Training for Dancers: Specificity, Individuality, and Training Methods." In Scientific Perspectives and Emerging Developments in Dance and the Performing Arts, edited by Bárbara Pessali-Marques, 279-295. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4261-3.ch014

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Abstract

The influence of complementary training on dancers' performance is well stated in the literature. Just the dance practice is insufficient to develop the required physical capacities and prepare dancers to dance. Although the training's specificity is an essential aspect of performance, the prescription of such training is challenged by how dance is conducted nowadays. Dance companies are increasingly appealing to dancers to perform different styles and varied movement repertoire. Each dance modality has its specificities that require specific training, and thus complementary training is essential for maintaining a healthy dance career. Despite the vast literature reinforcing the need for complementary training to increase performance and decrease dancers' injury rate, only a few specific training programs for dancers were found to the best of the authors' knowledge. This chapter aims to describe the development of three methods: best performance and movement (BPM), the breakalign methodology, and power ballet original.

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