Analysis of the relationship rhythmic execution and rhythmic perception in dance sport Cover Image

Analýza vztahu rytmické realizace a rytmické percepce v tanečním sportu
Analysis of the relationship rhythmic execution and rhythmic perception in dance sport

Author(s): Lenka Svobodová, Pavlína Vaculíková, Kristýna Honková, Dagmar Šimberová
Subject(s): Sports Studies
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: dance sport; coordination abilities; rhythmic abilities; rhythmic execution; rhythmic perception;

Summary/Abstract: Dance sport, like other sports belongs to the aesthetic and coordinating sports; with high demands of nearly all motoric skills. They require mainly the ability to coordinate, which is often the limiting factor of performance in dance sport. Due to the fact that dance is synonymous with music and closely associated with the rhythmic capabilities, we will focus further on detailed characteristics of the two rhythmic abilities: rhythmic perception and rhythmic execution. The research sample consisted of 153 test subjects in the age range 17-34 years. The experimental group consists of 104 dancers (53 women and 51 men). The control group consisted of 49 high school students. To examine the level of rhythmic perception, we used a test called rhythmic discrimination. To examine the level of rhythmic execution, we used a test called rhythmic drumming. We proved that dance sport has a positive effect on the level of our selected rhythmic ability, the longer the subjects danced, the better the results achieved in tests. We were unable to prove a statistically significant relationship between rhythmic perception and implementation.

  • Issue Year: 5/2011
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 43-50
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Czech