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Kapodistria, Loukia; Chatzopoulos, Dimitris – Research in Dance Education, 2022
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a dance program on static and dynamic balance in young children (6.62 ± .65 years old). Forty-six children were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (24 children) who took part in a four-week dance program (three times a week, total 12 sessions, 45 min/session), or a control group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dance Education, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development
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Rokka, Stella; Kouli, Olga; Bebetsos, Evangelos; Goulimaris, Dimitrios; Mavridis, George – International Journal of Instruction, 2019
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of a dance aerobic intervention program on intrinsic motivation and perceived motivation climate in 7th grade middle school students. The sample of the study consisted of 160 healthy students, of the first grade of middle school. Of these, 91 students was the experimental group and the…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Intervention, Student Motivation, Grade 7
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Chatzopoulos, Dimitris; Doganis, George; Kollias, Iraklis – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of creative dance on proprioception, rhythm and static balance in preschool children. The treatment group consisted of 32 preschool children which took part in a creative dance programme that lasted 2 months (twice a week), while the control group (30 preschool children) participated in an…
Descriptors: Creativity, Preschool Children, Dance Education, Psychomotor Skills
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Venetsanou, Fotini; Kambas, Antonis – Research in Dance Education, 2004
The purpose of this article is to investigate the effect of an introductory traditional Greek dances programme on the motor proficiency development of pre-school-age children. The sample of this research consisted of 66 students (36 boys and 30 girls) attending public kindergarten in Argolida prefecture (Greece), aged 4-6 years (X = 59.79 plus or…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Physical Activities, Foreign Countries