Ballroom Dance and Body Size Perception

Fonseca, Cristiane Costa; Thurm, Bianca Elisabeth; Vecchi, Rodrigo Luiz; Gama, Eliane Florêncio

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“…The studies investigate different populations: Eleven studies investigate children and adolescents (Blackman et al, 1988 ; Roswal et al, 1988 ; Caf et al, 1997 ; Backe and Graefe, 2004 ; Connolly et al, 2011 ; Zitomer and Reid, 2011 ; Romero, 2012 ; Studer-Lüthi and Züger, 2012 ; Jounghwa et al, 2013 ; Jago et al, 2015 ; Duberg et al, 2016 ). Thirteen studies examine an adult sample (Aşçi, 2002 , 2009 ; Baptista et al, 2012 ; Pinniger et al, 2012 , 2013a , b , c ; Thornberg et al, 2012 ; Fonseca et al, 2014 ; Soares Costa de Mendonça et al, 2015 ; Stickley et al, 2015 ; Mandelbaum et al, 2016 ; Kosmat and Vranic, 2017 ). Eleven studies investigate a population with physical or mental disorders (Roswal et al, 1988 ; Caf et al, 1997 ; Backe and Graefe, 2004 ; Zitomer and Reid, 2011 ; Baptista et al, 2012 ; Pinniger et al, 2012 , 2013a , b , c ; Duberg et al, 2016 ; Mandelbaum et al, 2016 ).…”

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“…Six studies investigate a population with special disorders (Baptista et al, 2012 ; Pinniger et al, 2012 , 2013a , b , c ; Mandelbaum et al, 2016 ). Six studies investigate a sample ranging from 8 to 41 participants (Thornberg et al, 2012 ; Pinniger et al, 2013a , c ; Fonseca et al, 2014 ; Mandelbaum et al, 2016 ; Kosmat and Vranic, 2017 ). Four studies show a sample size of 64 up to 89 participants (Baptista et al, 2012 ; Pinniger et al, 2012 , 2013b ; Soares Costa de Mendonça et al, 2015 ).…”

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Effects of Dance Interventions on Aspects of the Participants' Self: A Systematic Review

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Background: Theoretical and empirical studies indicate that dance can strengthen the participants' self. The aim of the systematic review is to give an overview of studies investigating the effects of dance interventions on aspects of the self (e.g., self-concept/-esteem). Research questions are: (a) What is the evidence of the reported effects on different aspects of the self in children/adolescents and in adults? (b) Which study approaches and designs are used and what characterizes the interventions? (c) What are the qualitative facets of the implemented studies and what are issues for future research?Methods: We searched online databases for English and German journal articles with the following main inclusion criteria: (i) Intervention study (qualitative and quantitative approaches) (ii) Investigation of aspects of the self (iii) Dance as intervention content. Two reviewers independently screened studies for eligibility using the PRISMA guidelines and assessed the methodological quality of the included studies.Results: Out of 24 included studies, 11 investigate a sample of children/adolescents and 13 an adult sample. The review showed that dance interventions can have positive effects on aspects of the participants' self. The review of studies with qualitative methodologies suggests: children/adolescents benefit in body-related perceptions, self-trust, self-esteem, self-expression and perception of dance-abilities; adults benefit in self-expression, self-efficacy, self-/body-awareness, self-development and self-confidence. Studies with quantitative methodologies report improvement especially for body-related perceptions in both populations. Contradictory results exist concerning self-esteem/-efficacy. The evaluated studies show a heterogeneous nature of populations, intervention contents, timeframes, outcomes, research methods and study quality. Evidence for each of the aspects is still poor due to the small number of studies on each construct, inconsistent findings or methodological shortcomings.Conclusions: This review indicates that dance may be a valuable approach to strengthen aspects of the self. However, as evidence for the different aspects of the self is still poor, further studies with high quality are required (e.g., large samples, active control group). Research considering the complexity and specificity of dance interventions in the design and reporting (e.g., choice of outcomes, presentation of intervention details) seem to be particularly suitable to capture the effects of dance considering its holistic nature.

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Effects of Dance Interventions on Aspects of the Participants' Self: A Systematic Review

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“…Minton (2003) reported that students who received dancing classes had more abstract and creative thinking skills compared to those who did not receive dancing courses. Fonseca et al (2014) observed that ballroom dancing brought perceptual benefits for those who practiced it. Krampe (2013) found that dance-based therapy was mildly or moderately effective in several components of balance and mobility.…”

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Examination of Body Composition, Flexibility, Balance, and Concentration Related to Dance Exercise

Baştuğ

2018

Asian Journal of Education and Training

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In this study was to examine the body composition, flexibility, balance and concentration characteristics of dance exercise. Total of 268 university students whose average age was 20.59 ±1.59 years were included. Height measurements, body weight measurements, flexibility measurements, balance test, concentration test of the students who had dance courses (the experimental group) and those who did not have dance courses (the control group) were provided twice, at the beginning of and at the end of the study as pre-test and post-test. Frequency analyses, descriptive statistics, and paired t-test were used. There were significant differences between pre-test and post-test scores of body weight, BMI, flexibility, balance, concentration among the students doing dance exercises (the experimental group). There were no significant differences between pre-test and post-test scores of body weight, BMI, concentration among the students not doing dance exercises (the control group) but there were significant differences in flexibility and balance scores.

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“…Damasio, (2010) stated that with every move, new cortical maps are created to increase the repertoire of new possible motor responses. Messages obtained by the "sensory gateway" i.e., sensory organs during body movements, are organized in an overall brain map and are shaped according to changes during development, as well as variations in the amplitude and quality of movements [2].…”

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Improvement of Coordination Abilities through Dancesport among Middle Schoolers

Pehoiu

Savu

2017

LUMEN Proceedings

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In the process of educating body stance included within aesthetic-artistic education, dance occupies an important role because it embodies harmoniously music, movement, and coordination between the two. The purpose of the paper is to contribute to the education of coordination abilities of middle schoolers in order for them to obtain a correct and harmonious body stance. The sample for this research comprised 16 female students aged between 10 and 14; I followed their evolution throughout a school year and the progress achieved regarding the education of coordination abilities. Practices comprised steps and step structures specific to dancesport, such as slow waltz, Viennese waltz, quickstep, samba, and cha-cha. The tests applied to the group were as follows: the test for skill speed (relay), the rhythm test, the Matorin test, and the motor memory test. Upon interpreting the results, it is worth pointing out an improvement of average values and standard deviation in relay from 19.685 ±0.913 to 19.064 ±0.842, an increase in grades to the rhythm test from 9.06 ± 0.771 to 9.75± 0.447, and an improvement of average values to the motor memory test from 8.18 ± 0.75 to 9.12 ± 0.619. To the Matorin test performed leftwards, an evolution of the average was observed from 345.714 ±31.735 to 362.5 ±27.368, and to the one performed rightwards, the mean value increased from 351. 071 ± 24.975 to 371.428 ± 17.697. As a general conclusion, it may be stated that the means of dancesport contributed to the education of certain coordination abilities, which stands to confirm the hypothesis of this study.

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Ballroom Dance and Body Size Perception

Cited by 15 publications

References 14 publications

Effects of Dance Interventions on Aspects of the Participants' Self: A Systematic Review

Effects of Dance Interventions on Aspects of the Participants' Self: A Systematic Review

Examination of Body Composition, Flexibility, Balance, and Concentration Related to Dance Exercise

Improvement of Coordination Abilities through Dancesport among Middle Schoolers

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