Effects of mental imagery styles on shoulder and hip rotations during preparation of pirouettes.

Full Abstract

To analyze individual behavior in spatial navigation especially for pirouette preparations (complete whole-body rotations), the authors studied horizontal shoulder-hip interactions under 2 constraints:
postural (right and left supporting legs [SL]) and spatial (clockwise [CW] and counterclockwise [CCW]). They performed kinematic analysis at the start and end of the shoulder-hip horizontal rotations (run-up) with regard to imagery of motor actions. On the basis of the Vividness of Movement Imagery Questionnaire, they classified 8 female expert ballet dancers and 7 untrained female participants according to their movement imagery style (kinesthetic and visual). At the run-up's end, the shoulders initiated the turn independently of SL but differently depending on training:
CW for dancers and CCW for untrained participants (their commonly used direction). Kinesthetic and mixed imagery styles prevailed in dancers, whereas simply a mixed style appeared among untrained participants. Thus, dance training enhances the imagery of kinesthetic sensation and influences the choice of spatial direction, facilitating the body-space interaction.

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Author information

Author/s: Golomer, Eveline (E); Bouillette, Arnaud (A); Mertz, Caroline (C); Keller, Jean (J);

Affiliation: Laboratoire EA 4070, Université Paris Descartes, France. e.golomer(-atsign-)wanadoo.fr

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of motor behavior (J Mot Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2008-Jul; vol 40 (issue 4) : pp 281-90

Dates: Created 2008/07/16; Completed 2008/09/11;

PMID: 18628105, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Dancing - physiology
Female
Hip - physiology
Humans
Imagination - physiology

Individuality
Kinesthesis - physiology
Learning - physiology
Movement - physiology
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Rotation
Shoulder - physiology
Spatial Behavior - physiology

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