Matthew Wyon, Professor in Dance Science at the University of Wolverhampton, discusses the physiological demands of dance. This episode considers the gap in physiological requirements between typical dance classes or rehearsals, and performances, as well as how supplementary training may be a way to aid this. Matt also explores the relationship of physiological fitness in dancers to rate of injury, and performance enhancement.

Resources -

https://wlv.openrepository.com/handle/2436/89157

https://www.onedanceuk.org/resource/demands-of-classical-ballet-performance/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15335242/

https://www.iadms.org/page/303

Find Matt here -

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @mattwyon

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Instagram: @scidancepodcast

Cover art by Jill North. Original image by Young Images Photography.