Ballet Dancer

Context:
- They can range from being a Ballet Student to being a Active Ballet Dancer.
- They can range from being a Young Ballet Dancer to being an Older Ballet Dancer.
See: Gymnast.

References

(Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ballet Retrieved:2016-5-4.
- … Becoming a ballet dancer requires years of training. Ballet has been taught in various schools around the world, which have historically incorporated their own cultures to evolve the art.

(Leanderson et al., 2011) ⇒ Charlotte Leanderson, Johan Leanderson, Anders Wykman, Lars-Erik Strender, Sven-Erik Johansson, and Kristina Sundquist. (2011). “Musculoskeletal Injuries in Young Ballet Dancers.” Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy 19, no. 9 doi:10.1007/s00167-011-1445-9
- CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggest that there is a need to apply primary injury prevention in young ballet dancers. Future studies could aim to identify (1) injury risk factors and (2) injury prevention programmes that are effective at reducing injury rates in young dancers.

http://www.washington.edu/news/2000/10/11/ballet-dancer-injuries-as-common-severe-as-athletic-injuries/
- QUOTE: the injury rate for ballet dancers over an eight-month period was 61 percent. This is comparable to rates found in other studies for athletes in collision sports such as football and wrestling. The average time lost because of a ballet injury was 10.5 days, with the actual time loss ranging from one to 87 days. An injury was defined as a medical problem that restricted participation for at least one day beyond the date of the injury. “We think ballet dancers are as vulnerable as athletes because ballet is a very pressure-packed activity with a tremendous amount of competition,” said Smith, who has worked for the Houston Astros organization as a psychological consultant. “Ballet is physically grueling and the fact that other dancers are competing with them adds to the physical stress. They often perform hurt and are afraid someone will take their place. Many dancers have eating disorders and they lead very, very stressful lives. The level of precision required is comparable to that of an Olympic gymnast.”