EFFECT OF CHILDREN'S DANCE PROGRAM "DANCE, SING, CREATE THROUGH DANCE" ON MOBILITY CAPABILITIES OF PRESCHOOL BOYS IN NIŠ.

Research was conducted with the aim of determining the effectcs of children's dance program on motor abilities of preschool male pupils. The research sample was composed of 36 boys aged 6 from the preschool groups in Nis. For the estimation of motor abilities a battery of test containing seven motor tests was applied: leg tapping on the wall forward bend, side bend touc),standing long jum, sideways steps, one leg standing, wide step front bend, and hop scotch. Basic descriptive parameters were calculated for the measured variables and for the estimation of the differences between the initial and the final measurements of the motor abilities multivariate and univariate analyses of variance MANOVA AND ANOVA were applied. On the basis of descriptive parameters, multivariate and univariate analyses of variance it was determined that there is significant difference in the applied variables for the estimation of the motor status of the boys on the initial and final measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]