Effects of movement sequences and creative dance on balance of children with mental retardation.
Children (ages 7 to 10 years) participated in a creative dance (n = 12) or traditional gross motor program (n = 13). Posttest stabilometer performance examined by use of a t test indicated a significant difference between the groups in of the creative dance group.
Boswell
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East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858.
D002648:Child; D003405:Creativity; D003615:Dancing; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D004856:Postural Balance; D011930:Reaction Time