The effect of an educational program using the basics of ballet on improving the balance and level of aesthetic performance of female gymnast juniors under 10 years

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Curriculum and Methods of Physical Education Department - Faculty of Physical Education for Girls - Alexandria Univeristy

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The effect of an educational program using the basics of ballet on improving the balance and level of aesthetic performance of female gymnast juniors under 10 years


The aim is to design an educational program using the basics of ballet for gymnastics female juniors under 10 years, and to find its effect on improving balance and expressive and aesthetic performance. Due to the nature of the research, the experimental method was used and pre and post measurements were taken for the experimental group. The main research sample was 25 female juniors. The researcher designed an educational program and balance tests and the aesthetic performance evaluation .
the results are :
1- The educational program using the basics of ballet has an effect on improving the balance where the improvement of the static balance on the ground, balance on the balance beam, and the dynamic balance was 11.62%, 29.12%, and 11.80% respectively in favor of the post measurements of young female .
2- The educational program using the basics of ballet has an effect on improving the level of aesthetic performance on the floor exercises and on the balance beam by 63.41% and 63.44% respectively in favor of post measurements of female .
Recommendations:
1- The necessity of using ballet to prepare for gymnastic movements in the different age stages for its effect on acquiring gymnastics skills.
2- The necessity of using the music element in the performance on the balance beam to raise the level of aesthetic performance.

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