Precision Teaching & Dance
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Authors
Pallares, Marisela
Issue Date
2019
Type
Thesis
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Keywords
Behavioral Coaching , Dance , Fluency , Motor Behavior , Precision Teaching , Sport Performance
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Abstract
The history of behavioral coaching in sports dates back four decades and includes the use of behavioral techniques to enhance the performance of athletes in a variety of sports. Despite the amount of literature in this area, there are few studies that target dance and only one of these that evaluate fluency outcomes. Moreover, there is a need for a better understanding of fluency outcomes with regard to motor behavior. Given the scarcity of sports performance research targeting dance and the scarcity of fluency-based approaches to sports performance and motor behavior in general, the study evaluated the effects on fluency outcomes, as a function of practicing basic tap-dancing steps. Results demonstrated emergence of fluency outcomes and generative effects across the training sequence.