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18720209

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
A rightward turning bias has been more frequently noted during adult classical dance practice than during spontaneous rotations. Training could play a role in inducing a preferred direction. We observed the preferred direction for executing four spontaneous whole-body full turns (pirouettes), with eyes open or closed, in pre-pubertal untrained girls and classical dance students. Of untrained girls, 58% showed a leftward turning bias (LTB) and 42% a rightward turning bias (RTB), independently of vision, lateral preferences, and supporting leg. Only one dancer showed a consistent LTB while the majority showed a RTB, with a tendency to use the left leg to turn towards the right. These results suggest that the role of the vestibular and visual systems is minimal for untrained girls, and suggest a training influence for dancers. The dance students' choice of a supporting leg for turning may exploit some biomechanical properties facilitating the pirouette.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1464-0678
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
165-77
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
The influence of classical dance training on preferred supporting leg and whole body turning bias.
pubmed:affiliation
Equipe Action, Mouvement, Adaptation, Université Paris Descartes, 1 rue Lacretelle, Paris, France. e.golomer@wanadoo.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article