Balance ability level and sport performance in Latin-American dances

Our intention is to examine five Latin-American dance couples (10 athletes) by using the FiTRO Sway check stabilographic system (Hamar et al., 1993) for balance ability evaluation of Latin-American dancers and expert evaluation of sport performance in individual Latin-American dances. Research measurements of posture stability after routine and special loading conditions confirm the positive changes in static balance (in the 3rd measurement after the fitness preparation, an improvement of static balance occurred at a significant level (p < 0.10) between the 2nd and 3rd measurement), in dynamic balance (improvement after the fitness preparation was statistically significant at the level (p < 0,01) between the 2nd and 3rd measurement). The most important findings in our research are the measured values of static balance after the specific loading - five Latin-American dances at the level (p < 0.01) between the 2nd and the 3rd measurement. The most significant changes were observed in a measurement after an experiment consisting of a fitness and gymnastics program. This program was added to the fitness preparation of dancers at the expense of special dancing preparation reduction for a period of three months. Improvement of both static and dynamic balance levels was observed as well as dance efficiency enhancement, especially in the criteria balance.