Professional dancers face high injury risks during daily practice

Professional dancers face high injury risks during daily practice

​Professional dance is a high-performance discipline that carries significant risks of injury and physical wear.

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Ballet is an art of illusion: dancers seem to float across the stage and, in their leaps, appear to defy gravity for a moment. The effort behind this lightness and grace usually remains invisible to audiences. "Professional dance is a high-performance sport," says Professor Eileen Wanke of the Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine at Goethe University Frankfurt. "It requires exceptional physical control and athleticism, de…