“Aptidão física, dor e postura em adolescentes que praticam balé e dança de rua na cidade de Santa Maria – RS”

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the physical Fitness, pain and possible Postural Deviations in practitioners of Classical Ballet and Street Dance female two groups belonging to the Dance of Santa Maria - RS. This research was characterized as descriptive and exploratory, because attempts to make a comparison between the variables before the two groups. Fourteen girls participated in the survey, seven Ballroom Dancers and seven Street Dancers, possessing at least six months of practice, which answered two questionnaires, one in relation to sexual maturation and another for the pain index. Flexibility was evaluated by Flexitest Adapted and body mass index - BMI, and posture. By t-test was compared to the two student groups, which did not achieve statistically significant differences. He found himself high level of flexibility, posture deviations, such as low back pain and scoliosis and pain levels in various regions of the body.