The paper presents the socializing role of sports dance in man’s life. The influence of the activity or movement on the process of socialization of an individual and a group is multi-aspectual and plays significant role in social development of a human. Socialization through sports dance is described as one of the elements shaping character and influencing social communication, as well as affecting a man’s part in co-creation of the surrounding environment.
Smoking as a major social and health problem in 20-30-year-old women. About 70% nicotine addicted are determined to kick the habit with the aid of one of available smoking quitting methods such as medication, behavioral therapy, self-control or group support.Authors analyze different smoking quitting programs.
Background: The purpose of the research was to assess the level of overall motor coordination in children practising sport dance – namely, acrobatic rock’n’roll – against the background of their peers who did not dance. The evaluation also included the lateral differentiation of overall motor coordination and skills of kinaesthetic movement differentiation. Material/Methods: The research was conducted in a group of 64 persons aged eight. The research group consisted of thirty children who had practised acrobatic rock’n’roll for a year. The clinical control group was formed by nineteen schoolgirls and fifteen schoolboys who did not practise any sport dance. The research participants’ motor coordination level was evaluated by means of a test with the use of Starosta’s coordination-meter. The same test was used to assess the lateral differentiation of the turning jump and to evaluate the participants’ skill of kinaesthetic movement differentiation. Results: After one year of practice the research group achieved better results as far as their skills of kinaesthetic differentiation and of movement symmetrisation were concerned. Conclusions: After one-year training, both the boys and girls who practiced sport dance showed a higher level of overall motor coordination than non-training children of the same age.