Dance and health

Dance is a physical and an artistic activity, yet the dancers are rarely considered as athletes. Therefore, the question of monitoring their health is poorly integrated within their training programs and their dance careers. There is also a lack of consideration in the training curriculum of health professionals on the topic of the dancer's health. In recent years, the field of dance medicine and science research and its applications has been growing in Europe and abroad. In France, this research in this field is very recent but increasingly seeks the interest of sport and movement science researchers and of the dance institutions. This article questions the issue of health in dance by presenting, on one hand, testimonies and on the other hand, a state of the art of the dance science research field, as well as some applications. (C) 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.