The Impact of a Ballet and Modern Dance Performance on Heart Rate Variability in Collegiate Dancers
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Procedures
2.3. Descriptive Variables
2.4. Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Heart Rate Variability
3.2. Rest-Q Sport
3.3. Dance and Academic Exposure
4. Discussion
4.1. Arousal versus anxiety
4.2. Dancers as Athletes
4.3. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Heart Rate Variability | Baseline | Dress Rehearsal | First Concert | Second Concert | 36 h Post-Concert |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean HR (bpm) | 69.3 ± 9.4 | 71.1 ± 11.0 | 75.8 ± 11.6 * | 75.1 ± 10.1 * | 72.1 ± 8.0 |
%Δ (95% CI) | - | 2.3 (−2.9, 7.9) | 8.9 (3.2, 14.9) | 8.3 (3.9, 13.0) | 4.4 (−0.5, 9.4) |
ES | - | 0.09 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.18 |
QI | - | Trivial | Likely Positive | Likely Positive | Trivial |
RMSSD (ms) | 70.3 ± 38.4 | 71.3 ± 43.1 | 40.6 ± 28.4 * | 40.5±21.8 * | 62.5 ± 30.2 |
%Δ (95% CI) | - | −2.4 (−18.4, 16.9) | −44.5 (−56.2, −29.6) | −43.0 (−54.1, −29.3) | −16.1 (−30.1, 1.1) |
ES | - | −0.02 | −0.61 | −0.58 | −0.18 |
QI | - | Trivial | Most Likely Negative | Most Likely Negative | Trivial |
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Edmonds, R.; Wood, M.; Fehling, P.; DiPasquale, S. The Impact of a Ballet and Modern Dance Performance on Heart Rate Variability in Collegiate Dancers. Sports 2019, 7, 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7010003
Edmonds R, Wood M, Fehling P, DiPasquale S. The Impact of a Ballet and Modern Dance Performance on Heart Rate Variability in Collegiate Dancers. Sports. 2019; 7(1):3. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleEdmonds, Rohan, Meaghan Wood, Patricia Fehling, and Sarah DiPasquale. 2019. "The Impact of a Ballet and Modern Dance Performance on Heart Rate Variability in Collegiate Dancers" Sports 7, no. 1: 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7010003
APA StyleEdmonds, R., Wood, M., Fehling, P., & DiPasquale, S. (2019). The Impact of a Ballet and Modern Dance Performance on Heart Rate Variability in Collegiate Dancers. Sports, 7(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports7010003