BALLET SURVEY FOR MY SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT

[verenachui]

Hi guys! I'm new here!

 

I really hope you can hear me out for a minute.

 

I'm a ballerina from Indonesia. I go to an IB international school in Indonesia and I have to write 4000 word essay about Biology. I chose Ballet as my subject for my essay because I know it has something to do with Biology.

 

My essay title is, "The Effect of Nutrition Balance Towards Ballet Dancers"

 

and I have come up with a research question and that is:

 

How can nutrition affect the weight and injuries frequencies of ballet dancers?

 

I would be very happy if you guys read and answer these questions carefully because this is really important to me. My essay will be sent to the IB which is in Cardiff. I need to know all the ballerinas in all over the world and how they are doing. I'm definitely looking forward on how this essay is going to turn out in the end. It will only take you about 5 minutes to answer all these questions below  

 

P.S Mind the boxes below! Thank you!

 

 

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Questionnaire

 

1.     Name:  ________________

 

2.     What is your age?

a.     Under 12 years old

b.     13-15 years old

c.     16-18 years old

d.     19 or older

 

3.     Gender:

a.     Female

b.     Male

c.     Not specified

 

4.     What is your race?

a.   Asian

(Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Paksitan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam)

 

b. White

(Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East)

 

c.  Black or African American

(Any of the Black racial groups of Africa – includes Caribbean Islanders and other of African origin)

 

d.  American Indian or Alaska Native

(North and South America <including Central America>)

 

e. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

(Hawaii, Guam, or other Pacific Islands)

 

5.     What is your level in ballet?

a.     Intermediate Foundation

b.     Intermediate

c.     Advanced Foundation

d.     Advanced 1

e.     Advanced 2

f.      Solo Seal

g.     Other (please specify): ___________________

 

 

6.     How long have you been doing ballet?

a.     ???? 1-3 years

b.     ???? 3-5 years

c.     ???? 5-7 years

d.     ???? 7-9 years

e.     ???? 9 years and above

 

7.     What is your body weight? (in kg)

a.     ???? 30 kg and below

b.     ???? 31-40 kg

c.     ???? 41-50 kg

d.     ???? 51-60 kg

e.     ???? 60kg and above

 

8.     What is your height? (in cm)

a.     ???? Under 130cm

b.     ???? 130-145cm

c.     ???? 145-160cm

d.     ????160cm and above

 

9.     Are you a:

a.     ???? Professional dancer

b.     ???? Dance student

c.     ???? Ballet teacher

d.     ???? Other (please specify): __________________

 

10.   Do you usually eat breakfast?

a.     ???? Yes

b.     ???? No

 

If yes, please answer the next question.

If no, please move on to question number 11.

 

What do you normally eat for breakfast? (You can choose more than one)

a.     ???? Milk

b.     ???? Cereal

c.     ???? Bread

d.     ???? Muffin

e.     ???? Rice

f.      ???? Oatmeal

g.     ???? Yogurt

h.     ???? Eggs

i.      ???? Meat

j.      ???? Fish

k.     ???? Beans

l.      ???? Fruits

m.   ???? Vegetables

n.     ???? Other (please specify): _________________________

 

11.   Do you usually eat lunch?

a.     ???? Yes

b.     ???? No

 

If yes, please answer the next question.

If no, please move on to question number 12.

 

What do you normally eat for lunch? (You can choose more than one)

a.     ???? Noodles

b.     ???? Sandwich

c.     ???? Fast food

d.     ???? Fruits

e.     ???? Crackers

f.      ???? Pizza

g.     ???? Chicken nuggets

h.     ???? Vegetables

i.      ???? Rice

j.      ???? Other (please specify): ____________________

 

12.  Do you usually eat dinner?

a.     ???? Yes

b.     ???? No

 

If yes, please answer the next question.

If no, please move on to question number 13.

 

What do you normally eat for dinner? (You can choose more than one)

a.     ???? Steaks

b.     ???? Burgers

c.     ???? Hotdogs

d.     ???? Fish

e.     ???? Fast food

f.      ???? Salad

g.     ???? Pasta

h.     ???? Other (please specify): ___________________

 

13.  What is the most important meal for you in a day?

a.     ???? Breakfast

b.     ???? Brunch

c.     ???? Lunch

d.     ???? Dinner

 

14.  Do you describe your eating habits as healthy?

a.     ???? Yes

b.     ???? No

 

15.  Do you usually eat snacks? If yes, please tick the following:

a.     ???? Granola bars

b.     ???? Yogurt

c.     ???? Potato chips

d.     ???? Smoothies

e.     ???? Fruits

f.      ???? Cookies

g.     ???? Chocolate bars

h.     ???? Other (please specify): _________________

 

16.  How long do you usually have your snack after ballet training?

a.     ???? Below 5 minutes

b.     ???? 5-20 minutes

c.     ???? 20-35 minutes

d.     ???? 40-50 minutes

e.     ???? 50 minutes and above

 

17.  Do you do warm up?

a.     ???? Yes

b.     ???? No

 

18.  How many times do you train per week?

a.     ???? Once

b.     ???? 2 x per week

c.     ???? 3 x per week

d.     ???? 4 x per week

e.     ???? 4 and above

 

19.  How long do you normally train on every training sessions?

a.     ???? 1-2 hours

b.     ???? 2-3 hours

c.     ???? 3-4 hours

d.     ???? 4 hours and above

 

20.  How often do you attend competitions?

a.     ???? Every month

b.     ???? Once in a year

c.     ???? Twice a year

d.     ???? 4 times a year

e.     ???? Other (please specify): __________________

 

21.  How often do you perform?

a.     ???? Everyday

b.     ???? Every month

c.     ???? Once in a year

d.     ???? Twice in a year

e.     ???? Other (please specify): __________________

 

22.  Have you had any of the following injuries in training, rehearsal and/or performance? Tick as many boxes as appropriate

a.     ???? Muscular

b.     ???? Skeleton/bones

c.     ???? Joints

d.     ???? Other (please specify): __________________

e.     ???? None

 

23.  If you did have injuries, where were the sites of injury? Tick as many boxes as appropriate

a.     ???? Arms/hands

b.     ???? Shoulders

c.     ???? Neck

d.     ???? Upper back

e.     ???? Lower back

f.      ???? Ribs

g.     ???? Pelvis

h.     ???? Thighs

i.      ???? Lower legs

j.      ???? Feet

k.     ???? Elbows

l.      ???? Knees

m.   ???? Ankles

 

24.  How long do you usually recover from your injury?

a.     ???? 1-3 days

b.     ???? 4-6 days

c.     ???? 7-14 days

d.     ???? 15-21 days

e.     ???? More than 21 days

 

25.  How do you tend to phase your recovery after injury?

a.     ???? Take it slowly/follow professional advice

b.     ???? Return as quickly as possible

c.     ???? Follow my own instinct

 

26.   If you are currently on a diet, please state briefly what it is:

 

____________________

 

27.  What nutritional supplements do you take?

a.     ???? None

b.     ???? Vitamins

c.     ???? Iron

d.     ???? Calcium

e.     ???? Other (please specify): ___________________

 

28.  Have you experienced any of these? Tick as many as are applicable

a.     ???? Tension with people

b.     ???? Performance anxiety

c.     ???? Depression

d.     ???? Stress due to external factors (eg. Bereavement, moving house)

e.     ???? Eating problems

f.      ???? Over-use of alcohol/drugs

g.     ???? General low self-confidence

h.     ???? Consistent difficulty in concentrating in class/rehearsal

i.      ???? General anxiety

 

 

 

Thank you! J

 

 

I really appreciate your time for those who have answered these questions above! It really means a lot to me!

 

Thank you so much! Hope you had a great day and I hope I didn't disturb you guys at this time!

 

Cheers! 

 

Verena

 

[Stirrups36]

HI Verena,

 

just a note - if you find a correlation between one thing and another, it doesn't necessarily mean that thing causes the other.

 

and to make life easier for you and those filling in such surveys, have you ever seen surveymonkey ? It is free, and you can then send those completing the survey a link rather than a form. That makes it VERY easy to use and complete and also keeps anonymity, which for this survey would be essential in my opinion.

 

it also makes your work much simpler as well!

[dramascientist]

Dear Verena,

Can I suggest that you re-make this survey in google forms and put the link here rather than in this format. It will be quicker and people are more likely to fill it in. Also the results will be corrolated for you by google. My DD used this method for an assignment for school and it worked very well. I presume this is for your extended essay (I am an IB teacher hence my knowledge). If you need more help please pm me an my DH can advise you more.

 

Hope this helps

Dramascientist

[Anna C]

HI Verena,

 

just a note - if you find a correlation between one thing and another, it doesn't necessarily mean that thing causes the other.

 

and to make life easier for you and those filling in such surveys, have you ever seen surveymonkey ? It is free, and you can then send those completing the survey a link rather than a form. That makes it VERY easy to use and complete and also keeps anonymity, which for this survey would be essential in my opinion.

 

it also makes your work much simpler as well!

Good advice, and I agree. It will also avoid people having to put a great deal of (quite personal) information here on a public forum.

[Jan McNulty]

Hello Verena and welcome to the Forum.

 

It is not allowed to post the same topic in more than one Forum so your other 2 posts have been hidden.  This is the best place to advertise your survey.

 

I think that Stirrups and Dramascientist have given excellent advice about how to compile your survery.

 

To add to that, I would suggest that the name of the person completing the survey should not be mandatory so that the survey can be completed annonymously,

 

Please, for anyone under 18 wanting to participate, could you check that your parents are happy for you to do so.

 

 

 

 

Edited to say that I was posting at the same time as Spanner.

Edited July 15, 2014 by Janet McNulty

[verenachui]

Thank you so much for your advice! I will put those questions in google forms! Once again, thank you very much!!

[John Mallinson]

Verena, for several reasons this is not the place for you to conduct your survey. It asks for details which should not be made publicly accessible on an open forum such as this and no-one should be asked to give their name.

 

Having said all that, good luck with your project!

[verenachui]

Thank you so much Mr.Mallinson!

[drdance]

I commend your interest in the area! How much background reading have you done of research in this area? If you PM me your email address I can send you full text PDFs of a few articles particularly one regarding body composition and ballet injuries which will help, and I can help you with the project if you would like.

[verenachui]

I commend your interest in the area! How much background reading have you done of research in this area? If you PM me your email address I can send you full text PDFs of a few articles particularly one regarding body composition and ballet injuries which will help, and I can help you with the project if you would like.

Thank you so much! I've done a lot of research in this area. I've read a couple of books about it as well. Oh wow that would be really great!! I will PM you my email address right now.