title: Does Irish-dance training influence lower-limb asymmetry?
abstract: Irish-dance is a dance form where asymmetry is required. This study investigated the influence of Irish-dance training on four lower-limb asymmetries by comparing 100 Irish-dancers and 100 non-dancers. All four asymmetries showed significant differences between the dancers and the non-dancers: the rigidity of the dance training influencing those asymmetries.
authors.affiliation: Stranmillis University College, Belfast, UK.
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cromie
authors.forename: Julian G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: John F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: McCullagh
mesh_terms: D003615:Dancing; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D013663:Teaching