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Supplemental Training in Dance: A Systematic Review.

Jatin P Ambegaonkar¹, Lillian Chong², Pranjal Joshi²

¹Sports Medicine Assessment Research and Testing (SMART) Laboratory, George Mason University, 201-F, K Johnson Hall, MSN 4E5, 10890 George Mason Circle, Manassas, VA 20110, USA.

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Supplemental training boosts dancers' performance, but more research is needed to confirm its effectiveness in reducing injury risk for athletes in dance.

Keywords:

Aesthetics Cross-training Pathology Performance Performing artists

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Area of Science:

Dance science
Sports medicine
Kinesiology

Background:

Dancing is a physically demanding activity with significant aesthetic components.
Athletes commonly use supplemental training, yet its application in dance is under-researched.
Understanding supplemental training's role is crucial for dancer health and performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the types and effects of supplemental training on dancers' performance.
To assess the impact of supplemental training on injury risk in dancers.
To synthesize current evidence on supplemental training for collegiate dancers.

Main Methods:

Literature review of studies on supplemental training in dancers.
Analysis of training types and their effects on performance metrics.
Examination of evidence related to injury prevention strategies.

Main Results:

Supplemental training demonstrably enhances performance in collegiate dancers.
Evidence for supplemental training reducing injury risk in dancers is currently limited.
The review focused primarily on a population of largely female collegiate dancers.

Conclusions:

Supplemental training is beneficial for improving dancer performance.
Further investigation is required to establish the efficacy of supplemental training for injury risk reduction in dancers.
Future research should explore diverse populations and training modalities.