title: A Physiologic Profile Comparing Levels and Styles of Female Dancers.
abstract: In brief: A physiologic profile comparing 39 female dancers was undertaken to better understand the factors distinguishing four levels and styles of dance: professional ballet (PB), professional modern, university ballet, and university modern. The PB dancers had significantly lower VO2 max values on the tread-mill as well as lower peak blood lactate levels following the Wingate test for anaerobic capacity than the other dancers. The PB dancers also had a significantly higher isokinetic hamstring-quadriceps ratio than the modern dancers. These findings suggest that physiologic capacity may differ among female dancers according to their levels and styles of dance.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Chmelar
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Ruhling
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Zupan
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Fitt