The Effect of Dance Training on Psychomotor, Biomechanical and Biochemical Parameters in Adults

Clinical Trial, repeated-measures design, pilot study. 81 young adults, male (30) and female (51) underwent research protocol. The aim of the research will be to assess the impact of long-term dance training on psychomotor performance, balance, body posture control and the level of neurotrophic factors in the blood in young adults. People qualified for the study were divided into 3 groups depending on their dance experience: 1. KT young adults who do not exercise - cosmetology and physiotherapy students who do not practice any sports; 2. PT young adults - students joining the "Podlasie" Song and Dance Ensemble - beginners; 3. DT young adults trained from the "Podlasie" team with approximately 2-3 years of experience. The DT group consisted 32 people (13 males and 19 females). In the beginners (PT) group were 25 people(6 males and 19 females) and 28(11 males and 17 females)were in KT group. DT and KT group were test one time (at the beginning) but the PT group was test 3 times ( at the beginning, 6 and 12 months later). All groups have been subjected to comprehensive tests like anthropometric data, assessment of muscle strength, testing the biomechanical properties of the muscles of the lower and upper limbs and the shoulder girdle, testing postural stability in static and dynamic conditions, assessment of psychomotor skills, manual dexterity/ambidextrous and cognitive functions.