The use of dance as a strategy to develop basic motor skills in formative ages.

Abstract

Dance is an art where the body is the main tool that, accompanied by music, allows for bodily expression, the development of creativity, and the final result of choreography in which their lived experiences, ideas, and deepest emotions are expressed. The objective of the study was to use dance to teach children in formative ages basic steps in different musical rhythms, which were applied to create different choreographies that were presented to their peers as an audience. The study aimed to achieve the development of their basic motor skills. The sample of the study consisted of 10 students in formative ages from the "Surcos" summer camp. The research type used was quantitative since it allowed obtaining numerical results where a pre and post-test was used as a tool, consisting of seven coordinative exercises that yielded important data for the research, which were tabulated using the SPSS program. The results obtained affirm that dance significantly contributes to the development of basic motor skills in children in formative ages, with other authors speaking of its effective application.