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EVALUATION OF THE DANCE SPORT PROGRAMME FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN: EFFECT ON THE LEVEL OF MOTOR ACHIEVEMENTS

The aim of the present research is to determine the effect of the dance sport programme on the level of motor achievements in preschool children. The sample of participants consists of a total of 44 girls aged 4.5 to 6. The experimental group consists of 22 girls attending dance lessons in the K2K Dance Centre, while the control group consists of 22 randomly chosen participants attending the Rijeka Kindergarten. The variables were created after the Childfit tests used to measure early and preschool children’s motor achievements. The basic descriptive parameters were calculated for both groups, while differences among them were tested by the independent variable Student’s t-test. The experimental group shows a statistically significant difference (p=0.00) in motor achievements in the domain mastering space and obstacles, which indicates a partial motor development of children attending the dance programme. An early and preschool child needs an integral motor development in order to acquire general motor literacy. In the realisation of specialised sport programmes such as dancing, attention should be paid to the motor knowledge belonging to domains which are not dominantly represented in a certain sport. It is always necessary to ensure children’s integral motor development for them to equally advance in all domains of biotic motor knowledge.

sport programmes, preschool child, motor achievement, dance

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