The Impact of a Weekend Dance Program on Social-Emotional Learning Among Young Children

Mancheng Lei, Siman Lei, Yan Wang, Tanjian Liang
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Dance and movement encourages socialization promoting children's social and emotional skills. This study aimed to examine the impact on the SEL of children after a weekend dance program. METHOD: This study employed a quasi-experimental controlled trial design with 60 children aged 5-6 in Fujian Province, China. Participants were randomly assigned to either an integrated dance program group (n=30) or control group (n=30). The weekend dance program was led by professional instructors and consisted of 12 weekly lessons, each lasting 50 minutes. Pre- and post-measurements were taken using the Social-Emotional and Character Development Scale (SECDS) and the Preschooler Gross Motor Quality Scale (PGMQS) to assess changes in social-emotional learning and gross motor skills. Repeated-measures ANOVA tests were conducted to determine the impact of the integrated dance program.RESULTS: The study found a significant difference in the changes between the two groups, indicating that the weekend dance program had a positive impact on the social-emotional behavior and motor skill quality of the children who participated compared to the control group. Specifically, the participants in the dance program group demonstrated significantly greater improvements in their social-emotional behavior and motor skill quality compared to those in the control group.CONCLUSION: The study provides preliminary evidence that an integrated dance program can promote social-emotional development and gross motor skills in young children. After-school dance activities may help to improve children's well-being. Further research is needed to understand the underlying mechanisms and to evaluate alternative arts-based therapies. 
周末舞蹈节目对幼儿社交情绪学习的影响
舞蹈和运动鼓励社交,促进儿童的社交和情感技能。本研究旨在探讨周末舞蹈活动对儿童情感表达的影响。方法:采用准实验对照试验设计,选取福建省60名5 ~ 6岁儿童为研究对象。参与者被随机分配到综合舞蹈节目组(n=30)或对照组(n=30)。周末舞蹈课程由专业教练带领,每周有12节课,每节课50分钟。采用社会情绪和性格发展量表(SECDS)和学龄前大动作质量量表(PGMQS)进行前后测量,以评估社交情绪学习和大动作技能的变化。进行重复测量方差分析检验以确定综合舞蹈计划的影响。结果:研究发现两组之间的变化有显著差异,表明周末舞蹈节目对参加的儿童的社会情绪行为和运动技能质量有积极的影响。具体来说,与对照组相比,舞蹈节目组的参与者在社交情绪行为和运动技能质量方面表现出更大的改善。结论:该研究提供了初步证据,证明综合舞蹈课程可以促进幼儿的社会情感发展和大肌肉运动技能。课外舞蹈活动可能有助于改善儿童的健康状况。需要进一步的研究来了解潜在的机制,并评估其他基于艺术的治疗方法。
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