Vol. 7, No 1, 2009 pp. 91 - 99
UDC 793.3.33
Original empirical article
BALANCE ABILITY LEVEL AND SPORT PERFORMANCE IN LATIN-AMERICAN DANCES
Elena Strešková, Matej Chren
Comenius University Bratislava, the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Slovakia
E-mail: streskova@fsport.uniba.sk
Abstract. Our intention is to examine five Latin-American dance couples (10 athletes) by using FiTRO Sway check stabilographic system (Hamar et al., 1993) for balance ability evaluation of Latin-American dancers and expert evaluation of sport performance in individual Latin-American dances. Research measurements of posture stability after routine and special loading conditions confirm the positive changes in static balance (in the 3rd measurement after the fitness preparation an improvement of static balance occurred on the significance level (p < 0.10) between 2nd and 3rd measurement), in the dynamic balance (improvement after the fitness preparation was statistically significant on the level (p < 0,01) between 2nd and 3rd measurement). The most important findings in our research are the measured values of static balance after the specific loading – five Latin-American dances on the level (p < 0.01) between the 2nd and the 3rd measurement. The most significant changes were observed in a measurement after an experiment comprised of the fitness and gymnastics program. This program was added to the fitness preparation of dancers at the expense of special dancing preparation reduction for the period of three months. Improvement of both static and dynamic balance levels was observed as well as a dance efficiency enhancement, especially in the criteria "balance".
Key words:  sport performance, Latin-American dances, balance
NIVOI SPOSOBNOSTI RAVNOTEŽE I SPORTSKO IZVOĐENJE U LATINO-AMERIČKIM PLESOVIMA
Naša namera je da pregledamo pet parova Latino-američkih plesača (10 atleta) korišćenjem FiTRO provere njihanja stabilografik sistemom (Hamer et al., 1993) za evaluaciju sposobnosti ravnoteže latino-američkih plesača i izvršimo ekspertsku evaluaciju sportskog izvođenja u pojedinačnim latino-američkim plesovima. Istraživačka merenja telesne stabilnosti nakon izvođenja i specijalni uslovi opterećenja potvrđuju pozitivne promene u statičkoj ravnoteži (u trećem merenju nakon fitnes pripreme, poboljšanje u statičkoj ravnoteži se desilo na značajnom nivou p<0.10 između drugog i trećeg merenja), u dinamičkoj ravnoteži (poboljšanje nakon fitnes pripreme je statistički značajno na nivou p<0,01 između drugog i trećeg merenja). Najvažnije otkriće u našim istraživanjima su merene vrednosti statičke ravnoteže nakon specifičnog opterećenja pet latino-američkih plesova na nivou (p<0.01) između drugog i trećeg merenja. Najznačajnije promene su uočene u merenju nakon eksperimenta koji obuhvata fitnes i program gimnastike. Ovaj program je dodat u fitnes pripremu plesača na štetu redukcije specijalnih priprema plesača u periodu od tri meseca. Poboljšanja i u statičkim i dinamičkim nivoima ravnoteže su uočeni kao i poboljšanja efikasnosti plesa, posebno u kriterijumu "ravnoteže".
Ključne reči: sportsko izvođenje, latino-američki plesovi, ravnoteža