소품을 이용한 무용수업이 유아의 신체 형태학적 특성과 기초체력에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to suggest a dance education program using small items suitable for child's development, body changes, and changes in basic physical fitness and provide effective instruction methods of dance education for child dance coaches. A 12-week dance education program was conducted with girl children of 5-7 years attending 4 dance institutes located in G Metropolitan City and C Province and the following conclusion was drawn.

1. As regards body morphological changes by group, there was statistically significant difference in skinfold changes of suprailium and calf between groups and between pre-experiment and post-experiment. While the experimental group showed a low increase in skinfold in triceps, suprailium, and calf and a decrease in a subscapular part, the control group showed an increase in skinfold. Also, the dance education program using small items, which excluded a skinfold difference between two groups before the experiment, showed a significant difference in the part of measuring skinfold between experimental group and control group. For the comparison of body circumference, arm and calf circumferences had a statistically significant difference between groups and between pre-experiment and post-experiment and the experimental group showed a high increase in all parts compared with the control group. The dance education program using small items which excluded a skinfold difference between two groups before the experiment showed a significant difference between experimental group and control group.

2. As regards the comparison of basic physical fitness by group, an endurance change had a statistically significant difference in agility and power between groups and between pre-experiment and post-experiment. While the experimental group showed a high increase in all basic physical fitness(endurance, flexibility, balance, agility, and power) compared with the control group. The dance education program using small items which excluded a basic physical fitness difference between two groups before the experiment showed a significant difference between experimental group and control group.

Based on the findings, the dance education program using small items was found to control an increase in skinfold and improve basic physical fitness in growing girl children, indicating more positive effects, compared with general dance programs. Also the dance education program using small items which excluded pre-value had more positive effects on skinfold, body circumference, and physical fitness than general dance education, although a statistically significant difference was not found. Accordingly, dance coaches should give dance education using small items to improve basic physical fitness, decrease skinfold, and increase body circumference by muscle formation, resulting in healthy girl children.