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Abstract: The optimization of the physical fitness through ballroom dance in any category of children, is an easy, useful, educational and pleasant way for physical, functional and motrical education, compared to other specific or non-specific means of education in the physical and sportive area, which can be used to positively influence the developing human body. This study seeks to underline the qualitative effects of ballroom dance on the health, and on the optimization of the physical fitness parameters. The assessment tools applied hereto indicate the beneficial effects that dance have on the optimization of health.
Keywords: ballroom dance, physical fitness, optimization, fitness state, systematical
1.Introduction
The intent of this article is primarily to create an instrument of assessment and in-depth study of the beneficial effects of dancing in preventing the onset or aggravation of certain psycho-postural and walking deficiencies. The idea is to create a working instrument that can be efficient in the prevention of physical and functional deficiencies. The results obtained through dance therapy will be assessed by means of specific methods and techniques. The indications and counter-indications of this form of physical therapy for different deficiencies will also be thoroughly analyzed.
2.The Importance of the Research
Dance movement therapy is the use of creative movement and dance in a therapeutic relationship. [6]
Dancing, as well as the physical movement in general, presupposes training, energy, it stimulates the hearth rate, and it represents as such an excellent form of physical training, which tones the muscles, strengthens the bones, and increases the resistance during effort, and the muscular flexibility. Moreover, therapy through dance increases the level of motrical intelligence, thanks to the stock of knowledge provided by the specific moves, due to their complexity, the high level of coordination of the motrical acts, the skills and customs acquired, which are specific to this type of effort. [4]
Conceptual dance benefits have a cognitive outcome (the realization of complex commands and motric actions, the increase of improvisation level, the increase of kinesthetic memory); affective outcomes (feelings, expressions, challenges); physical outcomes (healthy habits; development of dancing skills; body awareness, control, balance and coordination development; accumulation of physical flexibility, stamina, strengths and agility; positive physical activity that release stress; development of sensorimotor skills through brain dance patterns)...