The impact of resistance training on the balance ability and technical performance of female modern dancers

Modern dance places relatively high requirements on dancers' balance ability, which can be enhanced through certain training. This paper mainly investigated the effects of resistance training on the balance and technical performance of female modern dancers. Forty female modern dancers from the Dance College of Northwest Normal University were randomly assigned to the instability resistance training (IRT) group or the resistance training (RT) group to undergo a 12-week training program. Balance ability and technical performance were assessed before and after the training. After the training, the balance ability and technical performance of both the IRT group and the RT group were affected to a certain extent. Specifically, the closed-eye one-legged standing time for the left and right legs in the IRT group was 37.74 ± 20.16 s and 42.36 ± 16.87 s, respectively (p < 0.05 compared to pre-experiment and the RT group). Moreover, all indices of dynamic standing stability in the IRT group showed improvement (p < 0.05 compared to pre-experiment and the RT group), and the balance move scores for the IRT group also improved significantly, with the seated low-space near-ground rotation score reaching 8.37 ± 0.56 points (p < 0.05 compared to pre-experiment and the RT group). The results demonstrate that IRT has an advantage in improving the balance ability and technical performance of female modern dancers. This method can be effectively applied in modern dance training programs. Keywords: resistance training, modern dance, technical performance, balance ability.