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The Efficiency of a Dance Training on some Motor Abilities of Folk Dancers

The purpose of this research was to determine how additional training of dance aerobics influences the motor abilities of folk dancers (test subjects were members of the professional folk dance group Lado). 15 male and 17 female dancers in perfect condition aged from 18 to 45 years participated in the research. Motor abilities were researched with a combination of 14 tests covering coordination, rhythm, balance, frequency of movements, flexibility, explosive power and general power. The experiment lasted 3 years and 7 measurements in different time periods were made. The additional training process was carefully planned and performed daily, except when on tours or on vacation (about 95 days a year). According to Guttman- Kaiser criterion, 3 latent dimensions were determined with factor analysis. The first dimension is especially important, because it is defined by the most relevant factors of successful dancing (explosive power, coordination, frequency of movement). Discriminant analysis during individual measurements has shown that discrepancies occur especially between the initial state and the first 4 measurements, meaning that quantitative progress was made in frequency of movement, balance and explosive power. The last measurements have shown some regression probably on account of low motivation of dancers for measurements.

folk dance ; motor abilities ; dance aerobics ; practice planning

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