Българските народни танци в контекста на концепцията промоция на здраве
Bulgarian folk dances at a health promotion level

Summary/Abstract: Background: Health promotion (НР) is a central proactive concept in the development of social medical as a science and practice. The settings and community approaches are most effectively implemented at the educational settings, starting at school and continuing at the university. Herewith, the educational setting is the Medical University “Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov” - Varna (MU-Varna). The community of the study are the students at MU-Varna. The aim was to investigate the impact of Bulgarian folk dance (BgFD) on the health of the students and the place of BgFD in the academic curriculum. Six objectives supported the aim application. Material and methods: The study design employs a mix-method approach that includes quantitative and qualitative methods applied in two successive phases. Quantitative methods: two direct questionnaires - at the beginning and end of the semester (September - December, 2018) and one standardized for stress levels, anthropometry and statistical methods. Qualitative method: Delphi survey (March - June, 2019) to reach consensus on the place of BgFD in the academic curriculum. The sample consisted of 184 students, divided into two main comparable groups: BgFD – studying (92 people) and Sports-studying (92 people) in their compulsory sports activities at the university. Results: For 56.4% BgFD - classes are the only sporting activity during the week. BgFD help improve physical and emotional health in 78.8% of those who study them. An assessment of the change in subjective health in the two groups found that there is improvement is subjective health levels, but there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups. Discussion and conclusion: BgFD bring healthy energy, BgFD relax and entertain. Giving the students the opportunity to study BgFD is, in its essence, an anticipatory HP intervention, which is a strategy for increasing life expectancy, for a disease prevention and for a more successful professional career. The study participants are medical students and from other medical/health majors. They are expected to be active HP agents in the future. The hypothesis that BgFD are equivalent as a physical activity to sports has been confirmed. BgFD are a healing and uniting social phenomenon that deserves its "reserved" place in the academic curriculum.

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