Influence of Morphological Characteristics and Motor Abilities for the Selection in the Ballet

Dejan Suzović, Branislava Porčić University of Belgrade, Faculty of Sport And Physical Education, Ballet school "Lujo Davico".
Abstract Technical selection for sports activities is based on the adopted specifi c contents upgraded on the general abilities and characteristics of the individual. Factors in the ballet and dance selection are different from sports according to the expressivity of motion and fl exibility (Liederbach, 2000). According to the physiological requirements and ranges of motion, ballet has similar characteristics as sports such as artistic and rhythmic gymnastics. The survey was conducted with 84 girls in primary ballet school "Lujo Davico"from Belgrade, the mean ages of 12,84 (± 1,14) years, and values of body height 157,0 (± 9,0) cm and body mass 43,1 (± 7, 6) kg. Data for motor abilities were obtained by applying EUROFIT test battery, which determined the order of implementation of general guidelines, recommended to standardized use in countries of the European Council (Kukolj et al. 1993). The success of the ballet score was evaluated according to the marks derived at the ballet school. The results were analyzed using descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and comparative (Pearson's correlation) statistic procedures. The results showed a correlation of body height, body weight and percentage of body fat with success at school (p<0,01), with the range of r = -0.33 – r = -0.36, while correlation results of BMI with success at school were r = -0.27 (p<0,05). Results of motor abilities revealed a signifi cant correlation with success at the ballet school only in two tests of EUROFIT test battery. The results obtained from the 20-meter Shuttle run test (SRUN) and the test for assessing fl exibility (PUSE) showed a signifi cant correlation with success in teaching ballet, r = 0.30 (p<0,01) and r = 0.25 (p<0,05), respectively.
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