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ldren in motion – folk dance games otrok in mladostnik – okolje | child and adolescent - environment
Maja Miklavž Sintič
Elementary School Šentjernej, Prvomajska cesta 9, 8310 Šentjernej, Slovenia
From the start of the school period, dance games systematically contribute to
upgrading motor competence, cooperative learning with peers, and simulta-
neously develop child’s general development. Dance games are group games
where dancers develop rhythmical elements through elementary movement
patterns, such as walking, running, and jumping in involuntary rhythm of their
own musical instruments. The emphasis at recreating dance games is on prac-
ticing basic rhythmical steps and commanding one’s own movement, spatial
orientation, and harmonizing dance moves with dancing partners. Children
often adjust basic dance patterns with the help of their imagination, or they
change it by making up new moves. Dance games are simple, exciting, fun,
sometimes competitive, have clear rules, and are inviting for their peers out-
side of the folklore activity. The goal of this article is to discuss physical activity
– dance games in extended primary school program at the folklore interest ac-
tivity, and to understand the importance of this for child’s motor development.
Children internalize dance games and they become a part of their everyday life
as well as a part of their movement and dancing repertoire. The learned dance
patterns become a foundation for learning more complex dance steps. Thus, it
is very important for children to gradually develop, reinforce and upgrade their
motor competence.
Keywords: children, movement, games, dancing
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Maja Miklavž Sintič
Elementary School Šentjernej, Prvomajska cesta 9, 8310 Šentjernej, Slovenia
From the start of the school period, dance games systematically contribute to
upgrading motor competence, cooperative learning with peers, and simulta-
neously develop child’s general development. Dance games are group games
where dancers develop rhythmical elements through elementary movement
patterns, such as walking, running, and jumping in involuntary rhythm of their
own musical instruments. The emphasis at recreating dance games is on prac-
ticing basic rhythmical steps and commanding one’s own movement, spatial
orientation, and harmonizing dance moves with dancing partners. Children
often adjust basic dance patterns with the help of their imagination, or they
change it by making up new moves. Dance games are simple, exciting, fun,
sometimes competitive, have clear rules, and are inviting for their peers out-
side of the folklore activity. The goal of this article is to discuss physical activity
– dance games in extended primary school program at the folklore interest ac-
tivity, and to understand the importance of this for child’s motor development.
Children internalize dance games and they become a part of their everyday life
as well as a part of their movement and dancing repertoire. The learned dance
patterns become a foundation for learning more complex dance steps. Thus, it
is very important for children to gradually develop, reinforce and upgrade their
motor competence.
Keywords: children, movement, games, dancing
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