PhD, Associate Professor V.A. Aleksandrova^1
1Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Moscow

Dancers’ training process may be described as the combination of the relevant design and practical provisions, tools and methods customized to individual traits and geared to attain specific goals within some timeframe/ period. A yearly training process may be broken down into a few season- and progress-specific periods (precompetitive, competitive and transitional ones) driven by the sport form building logics which determines the training process strategy, tactics and technology. A physical training process design shall set forth the following two goals: secure due physical fitness for the specific period; and maintain the physical fitness at reasonable levels over the annual cycle as required by every period. In view of the fact that the competitive periods in the modern dance sport are long enough making up to 7-9 months, the training process design is highly critical for the required physical fitness being maintained. The study offers the elite dancers’ competitive mesocycle design model customizable for annual competitive mission (i.e. tournament schedule within each microcycle) with the special training practices to maintain the elite dancers’ physical qualities at required levels.

Keywords: competitive mesocycle, physical qualities, elite dancers.

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