Vol. 3, No 1, 2005 pp. 23 - 35
UDC 796.015.862:793.31
Scientific Paper
A STUDY OF SUCCESS IN LATIN AMERICAN
SPORT
DANCING
Slavoljub Uzunović, Radmila Kostić
University of Niš, Faculty of Physical Culture, Niš, Serbia and
Montenegro
Abstract. The research was carried out with the aim of
determining
whether it is possible to, on the basis of motor abilities, predict the
success in Latin American sport dancing.
The sample of examinees consisted of 48 male and 47 female dancers,
ages 15 to 18, competing as juniors in the dance categories of Serbia
and
Monte Negro. Their motor abilities were evaluated by means of 21
measuring
instruments, while the criterion variable was made up of the success
achieved
at Latin American sport dance competitions in Serbia and Monte Negro as
well as abroad, and was presented in points. The prediction was carried
out by performing a regressional analysis. The proposed hypotheses on
the
statistically significant multiple correlations between the numerically
presented success rates in Latin American dance and the motor abilities
of the sample of male and female dancers were confirmed. A
statistically
significant influence of motor abilities on the success rate in Latin
American
sport dance does exist.
Key words: Motor abilities, dancers, Latin American sport
dance, success rate.
ISTRAŽIVANJE USPEHA
U LATINO-AMERIČKOM SPORTSKOM PLESU
Istraživanje je sprovedeno sa ciljem da se utvrdi da li je moguće na
osnovu
motoričkih sposobnosti predvideti uspeh u latino-američkom sportskom
plesu.
Uzorak ispitanika je činilo 48 plesača i 47 plesačica sportskog plesa
starih od 15 do 18 godina u omladinskim plesnim kategorijama Srbije i
Crne
Gore. Motoričke sposobnosti procenjene su sa 21 mernim instrumentom, a
kriterijsku varijablu je činio uspeh postignut na takmičenjima u
latino-američkom
sportskom plesu u Srbiji i Crnoj Gori i van zemlje izražen brojem
bodova.
Predviđanje uspeha je učinjeno na osnovu izračunate regresione analize.
Postavljene hipoteze o statistički značajnim multiplim korelacijama
između
numerički izražene uspešnosti u latino-američkom plesu i motoričkih
sposobnosti
na uzorku plesača i uzorku plesačica potvrđene su. Postoji statistički
značajan uticaja motoričkih sposobnosti na uspeh u latino-američkom
sportskom
plesu.
Ključne reči: Motoričke sposobnosti, plesači, latino-američki
sportski ples, uspešnost.
