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- Title
BALANCE ABILITY LEVEL AND SPORT PERFORMANCE IN LATIN-AMERICAN DANCES.
- Authors
Strešková, Elena; Chren, Matej
- 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".
- Subjects
LATIN America; LATIN American dance; DANCERS; SPORTS; PERFORMANCE; POSTURAL balance; POSTURE; PHYSICAL fitness
- Publication
Facta Universitatis: Series Physical Education & Sport, 2009, Vol 7, Issue 1, p91
- ISSN
1451-740X
- Publication type
Article