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Health Problems of Civilization Physical activity: diseases and issues recognized by the WHO
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4/2017
vol. 11
 
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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OF SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS
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Original paper

DIFFERENCES IN MOTOR SKILLS IN GIRLS ENGAGED IN RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS AND MODERN DANCE

Boris Popović
1
,
Nataša Penčić
1
,
Aleksandra Spasić
1

  1. Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Health Prob Civil. 2017; 11(4): 268-274
Online publish date: 2018/01/24
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Background. The following study attempts to compare the motor skills of younger school-aged female children (7-9 and 9-11) who attended rhythmic gymnastics classes and those who participated in modern dance classes.

Material and methods. The study involved 30 girls aged 7-9 and 35 aged 9-11 who attended rhythmic gymnastics, as well as 36 female children aged 7-9 and 40 aged 9-11 doing modern dance. Sixteen tests of motor skills were conducted to assess the coordination of the whole body, lower-limb explosive strength, lower-limb flexibility, repetitive bodily movement and its frequency. The multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was applied for determining quantitive differences between the two groups of girls.

Results. The results of the research showed a significant difference in most motor variables at the level of statistical significance of P=0.05 between the two categories of examinees, especially in the older age group (9-11), showcasing better results in the girls engaged in rhythmic gymnastics.

Conclusions. The findings may help to understand the specific requirements concerning girls’ competing in rhythmic gymnastics, as well as their everyday training process, which is considerably more demanding than that of modern dance performers, which may however ultimately result in higher-quality motor skills, especially of coordination, static balance and flexibility.
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motor skills, physical fitness, rhythmic gymnastics, modern dance, young girls


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