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While dance demands various physical capabilities, there is currently no comprehensive data on the relationship between physical fitness and aesthetic competence in the Chinese dance style. This pilot study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical fitness parameters and aesthetic competence in Chinese dance among pre-professional dancers, addressing a gap in genre-specific research.\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Twenty-four dance students (21 female, 3 male) from a vocational dance conservatoire participated. Physical fitness was assessed through tests of flexibility, lower body power, upper and lower body strength, balance, endurance, and aerobic capacity. Aesthetic competence was evaluated by two experienced judges using a standardized tool with seven criteria.\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Male dancers were taller, heavier, and outperformed female dancers in plank hold time, jump height, 6RM bench press, 6RM squat, and aerobic capacity, but had a smaller hip abduction angle. No significant sex differences were found in the Y-balance test or total aesthetic scores. For female dancers (n\u2009=\u200921), backward stepwise regression identified anterior plank hold time, 6RM bench press load, and right posteromedial Y-balance reach as significant predictors of aesthetic competence, explaining 50% of the variance (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">F<\/jats:italic>\n                    (3,17)\u2009=\u20094.12,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009&lt;\u2009.05,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">R<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.50). ANOVA showed no significant differences in aesthetic scores across three randomized video presentations (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">F<\/jats:italic>\n                    (2,46)\u2009=\u20090.82,\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u2009.44), with moderate inter-rater reliability (\n                    <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">r<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2009=\u20090.54-0.68). Conclusion: The findings highlight the importance of specific physical fitness parameters, including core endurance, upper body strength, and dynamic balance, as key contributors to aesthetic competence in pre-professional Chinese dancers. 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