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Effectiveness of Dance in Enhancing Preschooler’s Flexibility
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Syed Kamaruzaman Syed Ali, Jenny Wong Eng Yee, Rahmat Sukor Ab Samad, Megat Ahmad Kamaluddin Megat Ahmad Habib Mat Som, Norkhalid Salimin
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DOI:10.17265/1537-1514/2015.06.004
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Syed Kamaruzaman Syed Ali, Ph.D., University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jenny Wong Eng Yee, B.Ed., University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Rahmat Sukor Ab Samad, M.Ed., University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Megat Ahmad Kamaluddin Megat Ahmad, Ph.D., University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Habib Mat Som, Ph.D., Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia.
Norkhalid Salimin, Ph.D., Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia.
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a 45-minute weekly dance session in enhancing the flexibility of six years old boys from a kindergarten in the state of Penang, Malaysia. A total number of 30 boys were involved in this study. Fifteen subjects (N = 15) were chosen as the control group, while the other 15 subjects (N = 15) as the experimental group. The dance sessions were carried out once a week for eight weeks continuously. The paired t-test analysis showed that there was no significance difference (p > 0.05) between pre- and post-test within the control group. However, there was a significance difference (p < 0.05) between the pre- and post-test within the experimental group. The independent t-test on both groups indicated no significance difference (p < 0.05) between the mean scores of the control and experimental groups. Although there was no significant difference between the control and experimental groups, the mean score obtained (M = 3.40) implied that there were developments on the level of flexibility among the boys, after they have been undergoing the dance activities for eight weeks.
KEYWORDS
dance, flexibility, pre-schoolers
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