THE EFFECTS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DANCE ON THE PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND BODY BALANCE ON THE 6-9 YEAR-OLD GIRLS: PILOT STUDY

Authors

  • Otilia Teodora LIBER Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Doctoral School, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. burz.teodora@yahoo.com
  • Iacob HANȚIU Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Doctoral School, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7720-0287

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.68(2).12

Keywords:

contemporary dance, 6-9 year-old girls, motor skills, balance, Wii Balance Board.

Abstract

Introduction. Contemporary dance, with influences from ballet and gymnastics, is an appealing and effective way of practising physical drills in an entertaining way. Objective. The aim of the study was to verify the effect of a 4 week contemporary dance training programme and of some measuring tools as well as the analysis of the entertainment contemporary dance on the motor skills and body balance of the 6-9 year old children. Materials and Methods. The subjects were 16 girls of 6-9 years of age (M=7, STDEV=1,06) who attended contemporary dance training sessions twice a week for a period of 4 weeks. The level of the motor skills was evaluated through standing broad jump (SBJ), back saver sit & reach with alternatively reached legs (S&R_RL – right leg reached, S&R_LL – left leg reached), Matorin test (MatT), crunches (C). The balance was measured standing on both legs (SBL) and on one leg (SOL) on Wii Balance Board from Nintendo (WBB), connected to SeeSway, Ross Clark software. The resulting data were analysed with the SPSS programme. Results. There have been identified statistically significant differences between the initial and final measurements when testing the motor skills and improvements in the balance parameters between the two evaluations, but these differences have not been statistically significant for any of the parameters measured. Conclusions. The study shows that a 4-week workout programme of entertainment contemporary dance may contribute to the development of motor skills. Also, the measuring tools are adequate and easy to use.

Rezumat. Efectele dansului contemporan asupra calităților fizice și echili­brului la fete de 6-9 ani: studiu pilot. Introducere. Dansul contemporan, cu influențe din balet și gimnastică, este un mijloc atractiv și eficient de practicare a exercițiilor fizice în scop recreativ. Obiective. Scopul studiului a fost verificarea efectului unui program de antrenament de dans contemporan 4 săptămâni și a instrumentelor de măsurare, precum și analiza influenței dansului contemporan recreativ asupra calităților motrice și echilibrului la copii de 6-9 ani. Materiale și Metode. Subiecții au fost 16 fete de 6-9 ani (M=7, STDEV=1,06), care au partici­pat la antrenamente de dans contemporan de două ori pe săptămână timp de
4 săptămâni. Nivelul calităților motrice s-a evaluat prin: săritura în lungime de pe loc (SBJ), flexia longitudinală a trunchiului cu picioarele extinse alternativ înainte (S&R_RL – piciorul drept extins, S&R_LL – piciorul stâng extins), testul Matorin (MatT), ridicarea trunchiului în așezat (C). Echilibrul a fost măsurat în pozițiile stând pe ambele picioare (SBL) și pe un picior (SOL) pe placa de echilibru Wii Balance Board de la Nintendo (WBB), conectată la software-ul SeeSway, Ross Clark. Datele au fost prelucrate statistic cu ajutorul programului SPSS. Rezultate. S-au identificat diferențe semnificative statistic între măsurăto­rile inițiale și finale la testarea calităților motrice, iar la parametrii echilibrului îmbunătățiri între cele două evaluări, dar diferențele nu au fost semnificative statistic pentru nici unul dintre parametrii evaluați. Concluzii. Studiul indică faptul că, un program de antrenament de dans contemporan recreativ, cu durată de
4 săptămâni, poate contribui la dezvoltarea calităților motrice. Totodată, instru­mentele de măsurare sunt adecvate și ușor de folosit.

 Cuvinte cheie: dans contemporan, fete în vârstă 6-9 ani, calități motrice, echilibru, Placă de echilibru Wii.

Received 2023 March 30; Revised 2023 June 14; Accepted 2023 June 15;
Available online 2023 July 30; Available print 2023 August 30.

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2023-07-30

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LIBER, O. T., & HANȚIU, I. (2023). THE EFFECTS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DANCE ON THE PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND BODY BALANCE ON THE 6-9 YEAR-OLD GIRLS: PILOT STUDY. Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Educatio Artis Gymnasticae, 68(2), 19–32. https://doi.org/10.24193/subbeag.68(2).12

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