A comparative study on kinaesthetic perception and reaction ability between Kathak and Aerobics dancers

Abstract

Dance is a form of art that normally involves rhythmic movement of the body and accompanied with music. When it comes to health dance can be a very effective way of establishing a lasting healthy living. Young girls can be engaged in physical activity through dance. Vigorous dance which does not associate any particular form or rhythmic movements can attribute to better health and well-being. The purpose of the study was to compare the Kinesthetic Perception and Reaction Ability among Kathak and aerobes dancers. The study was confined to 25 female dancers randomly selected as subjects from different dance academy of Paschim Medinipur and North 24 Parganas, west Bengal, age ranging from 13 to 15 years. 25 female aerobes dancers randomly selected as subjects from different dance academy of Paschim Medinipur and North 24 Parganas. Further the variables of the study was Kinesthetic Perception, Foot Reaction and Hand Reaction Ability. To compare the variables ‘t’ test were used at 0.05 level of significant. The result showed that significant differences were found in Kinesthetic Perception (2.09*), Hand Reaction Ability (5.16*), and Ability (2.65*) between Kathak and aerobes dancers.