Heart Rate Response to Ballet Stage Performance

Abstract
The heart rate responses of 13 professional ballet dancers were monitored during stage performances. When performing allegro (fast tempo) dance variations, heart rates increased rapidly to near-maximal levels. Mean peak heart rate during these dances was 184 beats-min-1, or 94% of the maximum age-predicted heart rate; the highest recorded heart rate was 197 beats-min-1. Accordingly, ballet stage dancing may be categorized as high-intensity, brief-duration exercise.

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