Biomechanical Validation of a Dance-specific Heel Raise to Jump Progression

Findings support the inclusion of EXrelevés as an intermediary movement between relevés and sautés. Barre support did not influence vertical kinetics, suggesting the need to explore its potential role in transverse plane stabilization. The reported increments suggest the following progression for optimal loading: double-leg relevés, double-leg EXrelevé, single-leg relevé, single-leg EXrelevé, double-leg sauté, and single-leg sauté. Incremental effects of observed factors inform optimal sequencing for training and rehabilitation progressions in dance.