Effects of 12 weekly folk dance studies on some physical suitability parameters of works of different local area in primary school age children

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of Artvin region and Antep region folk dance program applied for 12 weeks on some physical fitness parameters on children at primary education level. The study aimed to examine the development of some of the motoric characteristics of folk dance studies of different regions applied in the 9 -10 year old children two days a week. In Gaziantep region, 12 girls and 7 boys (Xage=10±0.61), totally 19 children, and Artvin region as 10 girls and 5 boys (Xage=10), totally 15 children participated in the study. Flexibility, Vertical Jumping, Stopping Long Jump, 20 m Sprint test values were evaluated before (pre-test) and end (test) 12 week application. For the analysis of the data, Wilcoxon t test was used in non-paramatic tests in SPSS 20 package program. There were significant differences in sit-in, vertical jump (p