title: Balance outcomes following a tap dance program for a child with congenital myotonic muscular dystrophy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This case report describes the effects of a 6-week progressive tap dance program on static and dynamic balance for a child with type 1 congenital myotonic muscular dystrophy (congenital MMD1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A 6-year-old girl with congenital MMD1 participated in a 1-hour progressive tap dance program. Classes were held once a week for 6 consecutive weeks and included 3 children with adaptive needs and 1 peer with typical development. The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, second edition (BOT-2) balance subsection and the Pediatric Balance Scale were completed at the beginning of the first class and the sixth class. The participant's BOT-2 score improved from 3 to 14. Her Pediatric Balance Scale score did not change.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Participation in a progressive tap dance class by a child with congenital MMD1 may facilitate improvements in static and dynamic balance.
authors: Department of Physical Therapy, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota.
authors: Charlanne
authors: C
authors: Biricocchi
authors: JaimeLynn
authors: J
authors: Drake
authors: Lana
authors: L
authors: Svien
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003615:Dancing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills; D009223:Myotonic Dystrophy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D004856:Postural Balance