“Dance
training is intensely physical and the body needs to be strong and healthy,
well-nourished and powerful to perform” (Rose, E.
2012)
I’m so glad I stopped and read this blog from Emily Rose. In my inquiry I am looking at training dancers and specifically looking
at the components of fitness within Body Conditioning classes. One of the
components of fitness is Body Composition. This essentially is the percentage
of body fat to lean muscle mass, bone and water. I have mentioned in my
critical review that I don’t want to draw too much attention to this during the
training as dancers are under a lot of pressure already to ‘look good’. The conclusion of this blog sums this up perfectly
as dancers need energy to move the way they do. Restricting the intake of nutrition
will limit the progression of the dancers. Muscle atrophy, and fatigue due to
lack of nutrition will inevitably lead to injury. More problems will also occur
in later life, particularly with bone density. This means that if the essential
vitamins, minerals and ‘good’ fats are restricted it can cause deficiencies in
all parts of the body now, later on in a dancer’s career and here after.
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