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Exercise in relation to ballroom dancing
By Leo Weitenberg
A combination of which additional physical activities is the most effective for Latin-American and Standard Ballroom dancers? How do we find the perfect way to prepare the body physically for a better dance performance? Which physical skills should we pay more attention to?
The Sense and Nonsense of Doping
The use of drugs in some sports is very easy to understand: sports where speed, power, endurance are prominent are good examples (athletics, biking, etc) to create positive effects on the results.
Temporality of the Dancing Body
In this paper the authors reflect upon the "ageing dancer" and how high performance thinking may make room for creativity and inspiration
Dance Specific Fitness Tests
This video shows the first scientifically validated aerobic and anaerobic fitness tests designed specifically for dancers
Dancing Makes You Smarter
Here the English version "Dancing Makes you Smarter" By Richard Powers