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INFLUENCE OF SPORT DANCE COURSES ON FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS

INFLUÊNCIA DE CURSOS DE DANÇA ESPORTIVA EM ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIAS

INFLUENCIA DE LOS CURSOS DE DANZA DEPORTIVA EN LAS ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIAS

ABSTRACT

Introduction

Dance sport is a project that integrates art and sport. In it, female students can exercise and improve their self-conscious sports skills with music.

Objective

Study the effects of special sport dance courses on the physical health of female college students.

Methods

108 female college students were selected as volunteers for the experiment, the experimental statistics and observations were performed from the aspects related to shape, flexibility and body composition.

Results

The female college students who were trained in the special sports dance course significantly improved their shape, flexibility and body composition.

Conclusion

Considering the current scenario of continuous decline of college students’ physical health, this paper discusses the positive role of optional sport dance courses in improving college students’ physical fitness from the aspects of form, flexibility, and body composition, and other related factors. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment outcomes.

Dancing; Body Composition; Students; Women’s Health

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