運動成績和體能與運動員體格有密切關係，部份運動項目與其表現約有45-90%可經由遺傳決定;體型與身體組成是人體測量的二個要項，兩者關乎 健康頗深，在訓練及選材方面亦扮演重要角色。國外相關研究很可觀，但可能種族緣故，國內引用常易遭受質疑。雖然，本土運動員體型與身體組成的資料建立已頗具規模，但對舞者的相關測量尚付之闕如。故本文以24位國內優秀女性芭蕾舞者，測量彼等8個部位皮脂厚度及11個肢段周徑圍長，再與24位一般非舞者控制組比較，目的在了解國內優秀女性芭蕾舞者體型與身體組成與一般人或與其他運動員的差異。測量結泉芭蕾舞者與對照姐的基本生理值，分別是平均身高、體重，是159.2土4.0 A分、160.2士3.3 A分; 45.9土3.4 A斤、52.0 + 4.6 A 斤，結果發現各部位單獨測量之皮脂厚與總舍、體脂肪百分比(舞者18.04+ 3.0 '一般25.99+ 3.8% )、身體密度(舞者1.057士O.OOlgm/cc'一般1.042士0.013 gm/cc )體重，芭蕾舞者除身體密度外均較一般女性低(p<.OS); 顯示舞者體型較結實。測量十一個體圍除前臂、小腿及足課外(未達差異水準)，其他均顯著小於一般女性(p<.05)。總觀女芭蕾舞者:削瘦、苗條，各肢段比例較勻稱。體型體團團是將體型量化很好的一種方法，資料穫得容易，算法單純比較明稽，值得推廣。惟國人過用之體圍K值常棋有待建立，期將統計棋是降至最低。

Likeathletes， dancers strive to maintain low weight and a low percentage of body fat. Theseconditions are important for both appearance and competitive advantage. Many researchers have discussed the body built and body composition of elite ballet dancers. but little data has been compiled on native Taiwanese dancers. To provide such data， the anthropocentric method， including skinfold and circumference， was used to test 24 classically trained female Taiwanese ballet dancers， aged 28.3 ± 4.4 years. Thepercentage of body fat was determined by measuring 8 sites of skinfold thickness. For the somatogram compare to 11 circumferences which measurements were taken from two groups. Our findings show that the body build of Taiwanese dancers is different from the nondancers. Thedancers had lower body weights and lower percentages of body fat than those of nondancers of the same age and 、gender.TheSomatogram analysis indicated that their body builds exhibited good symmetry. We recommend that the study of body composition in Taiwanese dancers and athletes include anthropocentric measures of circumference， and that they be tracked over time， including time beyond their careers as performers.