Angioi Manuela, Metsios George S, Twitchett Emily, Koutedakis Yiannis, Wyon Matthew
School of Sport, Performing Arts and Leisure, University of Wolverhampton, Gorway Road, Walsall WS1 3BD, United Kingdom.
J Dance Med Sci. 2009;13(4):115-23.
The physical demands imposed on contemporary dancers by choreographers and performance schedules make their physical fitness just as important to them as skill development. Nevertheless, it remains to be confirmed which physical fitness components are associated with aesthetic competence. The aim of this study was to: 1. replicate and test a novel aesthetic competence tool for reliability, and 2. investigate the association between selected physical fitness components and aesthetic competence by using this new tool. Seventeen volunteers underwent a series of physical fitness tests (body composition, flexibility, muscular power and endurance, and aerobic capacity) and aesthetic competence assessments (seven individual criteria commonly used by selected dance companies). Inter-rater reliability of the aesthetic competence tool was very high (r = 0.96). There were significant correlations between the aesthetic competence score and jump ability and push-ups (r = 0.55 and r = 0.55, respectively). Stepwise backward multiple regression analysis revealed that the best predictor of aesthetic competence was push-ups (R(2) = 0.30, p = 0.03). Univariate analyses also revealed that the interaction of push-ups and jump ability improved the prediction power of aesthetic competence (R(2) = 0.44, p = 0.004). It is concluded that upper body muscular endurance and jump ability best predict aesthetic competence of the present sample of contemporary dancers. Further research is required to investigate the contribution of other components of aesthetic competence, including upper body strength, lower body muscular endurance, general coordination, and static and dynamic balance.
编舞人员和演出日程对当代舞者提出的身体要求，使得他们的身体健康与技能发展同样重要。然而，哪些身体素质成分与审美能力相关仍有待确定。本研究的目的是：1. 复制并测试一种新颖的审美能力工具的可靠性，以及2. 使用这种新工具调查所选身体素质成分与审美能力之间的关联。17名志愿者接受了一系列身体素质测试（身体成分、柔韧性、肌肉力量和耐力以及有氧能力）和审美能力评估（所选舞蹈公司常用的七个个人标准）。审美能力工具的评分者间信度非常高（r = 0.96）。审美能力得分与跳跃能力和俯卧撑之间存在显著相关性（分别为r = 0.55和r = 0.55）。逐步向后多元回归分析表明，审美能力的最佳预测指标是俯卧撑（R(2) = 0.30，p = 0.03）。单变量分析还表明，俯卧撑和跳跃能力的相互作用提高了审美能力的预测能力（R(2) = 0.44，p = 0.004）。得出的结论是，上身肌肉耐力和跳跃能力最能预测当代舞者当前样本的审美能力。需要进一步研究以调查审美能力的其他成分的贡献，包括上身力量、下身肌肉耐力、一般协调性以及静态和动态平衡。
