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It is unclear which factors, including biomechanical changes related to intense dance training and\/or the growth process itself, contribute to increased injury risk in this population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To assess changes in strength, flexibility, and functional performance in adolescent ballet dancers during a summer intensive dance program.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Prospective cohort study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Performing arts school in a suburb of Massachusetts.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>A convenience sample of 58 male and female ballet dancers, 12 to 17\u2009years old, was enrolled. One dancer did not have functional testing due to injury, but strength and range of motion results were included.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Paired sample <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010test was used to evaluate changes in (1) strength: lower abdominal muscle strength evaluated by the Kendall double leg lowering test; (2) flexibility: passive range of motion in hip extensibility, hip internal rotation, hip external rotation, hip turnout, and ankle dorsiflexion; and (3) functional athletic and dance assessment: the star excursion balance test (SEBT), vertical jump test, and dance technique performing demi\u2010pli\u00e9 and pass\u00e9 dance positions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main Outcome Measurements<\/jats:title><jats:p>Change in strength, flexibility, and functional dance measurements pre\u2010 and postsummer intensive dance training.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Lower abdominal strength testing improved 11\u00b0 on the Kendall test (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001); lower extremity passive flexibility was reduced in all tested ranges bilaterally. Dance technique, in performing demi\u2010pli\u00e9 and pass\u00e9 dance positions, improved. More dancers demonstrated correct knee alignment during demi\u2010pli\u00e9 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001\u2010.002) and hip alignment during pli\u00e9 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.01\u2010.04). Dancers also had greater active hip turnout in first position pass\u00e9 of 2 to 3\u00b0 (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009.02\u2010.05). No significant change was found in functional athletic performance as measured by the SEBT and vertical jump test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Adolescent dancers in this study cohort who participated in a summer intensive dance program improved lower abdominal muscle strength as well as functional dance technique in demonstrating correct alignment performing demi\u2010pli\u00e9 and pass\u00e9 dance positions despite a decrease in passive lower extremity range of motion. 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