Vol.1, No 9, 2002 pp. 83 - 90
UDC 793.3:053.4
Scientific paper

THE INFLUENCE OF DANCE STRUCTURES
ON THE MOTOR ABILITIES OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Radmila Kostić1, Đurđica Miletić2, Dragan Jocić3, Slavoljub Uzunović1
1Faculty of Physical Education, University of Niš, Serbia & Montenegro
2Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Education, University of Split, Croatia
3Faculty of Sport & Physical Education, University of Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro
E-mail: rkost@medianis.net

Abstract.This research has been conducted with the purpose of determining to which extent it is possible to transform the motor abilities of children by dance content. The sample of children used consisted of 30 boys and 30 girls, 5.5-6.5 years old. The motor abilities were evaluated on the basis of nine variables (one for strength, two for speed, two for flexibility, two for balance, and two for coordination). The boys and girls were involved in an experiment which lasted for 48 hours and consisted of practising dance steps for three hours a week, over a period of four months. After this, the final measuring was carried out. By calculating the coefficient of the descriptive statistics, the coefficient of the T-test and the Wilks' Lambda coefficient, the data was collected. Based on the results of the research it can be concluded that there is a significant statistical difference between the initial and final measuring. In the second measuring, there is a significant difference between all the variables, except in one variable for the speed of the boys and two variables for the speed of the girls. The results showed that the given hypothesis concerning the positive influence of dance contents on some of the motor abilities of boys and girls could be accepted.
Key words: dance contents, motor abilities, boys, girls

UTICAJ PLESNIH STRUKTURA NA MOTORIČKE SPOSOBNOSTI DECE PREDŠKOLSKOG UZRASTA
Istraživanje je sprovedeno sa svrhom da se utvrdi u kojoj meri je moguće menjati motoričke sposobnosti  plesnim sadržajima. Uzorak ispitanika činilo je 30 dečaka i 30 devojčica, starih između šest i sedam godina. Motoričke  sposobnosti su procenjene na bazi devet varijabli (jedna za snagu, dve za brzinu, dve za fleksibilnost, dve za ravnotežu, dve za koordinaciju). Dečaci i devojčice su bili uključeni u eksperimentalan tretman koji je bio sačinjen od vežbanja plesnih sadržaja, tri sata nedeljno, tokom četiri meseca. Izvedeno je 48 sati plesa. Posle ovoga izvršeno je drugo merenje motoričkih sposobnosti. Za procenjivanje razlika između merenja izračunati su koeficijenti deskriptivne statistike, koeficijent T-testa i Wilks' Lambda. Bazirano na rezultatima istraživanja može se zaključiti da postoji značajna statistička razlika između početnog i krajnjeg merenja. Na drugom merenju postoji značajna razlika u svim  varijablama, osim jedne varijable brzine za dečake i dve varijable brzine za devojčice. Time je potvrđena postavljena hipoteza o postojanju pozitivnog uticaja plesnih sadržaja na  motoričke sposobnosti dečaka i devojčica predškolskog uzrasta.
Ključne reči: plesni sadržaj, motoričke sposobnosti, dečaci, devojčice