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Dancer perceptions of quantified dance surface mechanical properties
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posted on 2012-12-13, 13:14 authored by Luke S. Hopper, J.A. Alderson, B.C. Elliott, T.R. Ackland, Paul FlemingPaul FlemingDance floor surfaces are important environmental factors in dance activity and
have been suggested to be a factor in the aetiology of dance injury. Measurement of the
injury risk associated with floor surfaces is difficult as the validity of the relationship between
mechanical surface measures and human–surface interactions is unclear. Dancer perceptions
of the mechanical properties of floor surfaces were investigated with reference to mechanical
quantification measures. Student (n = 27) and professional (n = 27) dancers completed a questionnaire
investigating their perceptions of the force reduction, vertical deformation, energy
restitution and overall ratings of five sample dance floors. Dance floor mechanical properties
were quantified using sport surface testing apparatus, the Advanced Artificial Athlete (AAA)
(Metaalmaatwerk, Netherlands). Student and professional cohort perceptions were not significantly
different for 18 of the 20 perception variables. Vertical deformation was the only
mechanical variable to differ between cohort perceptions. Dancers demonstrated a preference
for floors with greater force reduction magnitudes than specified by European sport surface
standards, suggesting that bespoke floor standards for dance may be beneficial. Considerable
discrepancies were found between particular dancer perceptions and related AAA outputs,
highlighting the need for further investigation of valid mechanical tests that are used to represent
human–surface interactions.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
HOPPER, L.S., 2011. Dancer perceptions of quantified dance surface mechanical properties. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 225 (P2), pp. 65 - 73.Publisher
© Sage on behalf of the Institution of Mechanical EngineersVersion
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Publication date
2011Notes
Closed access. This article was published in the journal, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology [Sage © IMechE ] and is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1754337111399833ISSN
1754-3371Publisher version
Language
- en