Vol. 6, No 2, 2008 pp. 125 - 133
UDC 793.3.:-053.4
Scientific Paper
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE QUALITY OF THE PERFORMANCE OF 
DANCE STRUCTURES AND THE MOTOR COORDINATION SKILLS OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
Irena Stanišić1, Radmila Kostić2, Slavoljub Uzunović2, Jovan Marković3
1Community College for Educators in Kruševac
2The Faculty of Sport and Physical Education at the University of Niš
3"Bajka"Preschool in Užice
Abstract. The aim of the research was to determine the relations between the quality of the performance of dance structures and coordination as a motor skill. The sample consisted of 80 young girls aged 6 ± 6 months, all of whom attended preschool in the town of Kruševac in Serbia, and all of whom attended organized dance activities. Their average body height was 120.46 (SD ± .35), and average body mass was 23.81 (SD ± 4.30). Their motor coordination was evaluated by means of five measuring instruments, and the quality of the performance of the Waltz, Polka and Moravac dance steps was evaluated by three judges. The results that were obtained were processed by means of a canonical correlational analysis. An analysis and discussion of the obtained factors enabled us to determine a root that indicated statistically significant relations between the quality of the performance of dance structures and motor coordination.
Key words:  coordination, dance, canonical relations, preschool children
ZNAČAJNOST RELACIJA KVALITETA IZVOĐENJA PLESNIH STRUKTURA I 
SPOSOBNOSTI MOTORIČKE KOORDINACIJE PREDŠKOLSKE DECE
Cilj istraživanja je da se utvrde relacije kvaliteta izvođenja plesnih struktura i motoričke sposobnosti koordinacije. Uzorak ispitanica činilo je 80 devojčica uzrasta 6 godina ± 6 meseci iz predškolskih ustanova Kruševca u Srbiji, koje su pohađale organizovane plesne aktivnosti. Prosečna telesna visina ispitanica bila je 120,46 (SD±5,35), a prosečna telesna masa 23,81 (SD±4,30). Sposobnost motoričke koordinacije procenjena je pomoću pet mernih instrumenata, a kvalitet izvođenja plesnih koraka Valcera, Polke i Moravca ocenjivala su tri ocenjivača. Dobijeni podaci obrađeni su kanoničkom korelacionom analizom. Analizom i diskusijom dobijenih faktora utvrđen je jedan koren koji je ukazao da postoje statistički značajne relacije između kvaliteta izvođenja plesnih struktura i motoričke sposobnosti koordinacije.
Ključne reči: koordinacija, ples, kanoničke relacije, predškolski uzrast