Mapping assessment practices in DanceSport: a Human-In-The-Loop systematic review
Abstract
Background: DanceSport is an aesthetic sport that combines athletic execution, artistic expression, musicality, and partner interaction. Although formal adjudication remains central to DanceSport competition, recent studies have increasingly explored technology-assisted approaches to provide more measurable and traceable evidence. However, the field lacks a focused synthesis explaining what major themes have emerged, how these themes have developed, what technologies have been applied, and how existing systems have been validated.
Methods: This study conducted a systematic review enhanced by Human-In-The-Loop topic modeling. Following PRISMA-informed procedures, 1,957 records were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection, 192 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility, and 24 studies were included in the final review. Exploratory LDA topic modeling was applied to study abstracts to identify major themes and similarity-based thematic transitions, while qualitative content analysis of full texts examined assessment approaches, technologies, dance-category coverage, and validation designs.
Results: Four major themes were identified: 3D dance motion perception, dance posture and motion evaluation, image analysis of dynamic dance performance, and validation of dance evaluation. Together, these themes reveal a research landscape that is increasingly centered on objective and measurable performance evidence. Building on earlier concerns with judging validity, the…
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