Strength is a motor ability that largely determines the features of a move. In the area of conven-tional sports, that is the very facet that serves as the basis for its importance, which is ...corroborated by several studies. In sport dance, it is usually demonstrated in the form of repetitive and explosive strength and in the function of introducing nuances in the dynamics of dance performance. How big the importance of some manifestations of strength for the quality of Latin-American and Ballroom dances performance as sport dance disciplines is, is the topic that this paper deals with. The research included 49 sport dancers of both genders, age 12-15. The results of the research point out to the fact that there are different approaches in validation of the contribution of strength for the quality and performance of Latin-American and Ballroom dance. Namely, strength as a motoric ability has statistically significant effects on the quality of Latin-American performance technique, while in Ball-room dances it does not appear to be statistically significant. The obtained differences in the significance of the contribution in the observed dance disciplines are, for sure, a confirmation of the necessity to have an individual approach in planning and programming of training process, particularly for Ball-room and Latin-American dances.
Snaga je motorička sposobnost koja umnogome određuje karakter nekog kretanja. U prostoru konvencionalnih sportova upravo u toj osobini se i temelji njena značajna uloga o čemu svjedoče neka ...istraživanja. U sportskom plesu ona se najčešće ispoljava u obliku repetitivne i eksplozivne snage i u funkciji je preciznog doziranja dinamike plesnog izvođenja. Koliki je značaj nekih manifestacija snage na kvalitet ispoljavanja tehnike latinoameričkih i standardnih plesova, kao disciplina u sportskom plesu, predstavlja i osnovni problem ovog rada. Istraživanje je provedeno na 49 plesača sportskog plesa oba pola starosnog uzrasta od 12 do 15 godina. Rezultati istraživanja ukazuju da se doprinos snage na kvalitet ispoljavanja tehnike kod latinoameričkih i standardnih plesova različito vrednuje. Naime, snaga kao motorička sposobnost ima statistički značajan uticaj na kvalitet ispoljavanja tehnike kod latinoameričkih plesova, dok se kod standardnih plesova nije pokazala kao statistički značajna. Dobijene razlike u značaju doprinosa snage na posmatrane plesne discipline, svakako, je potvrda o neophodnosti individualnog pristupa planiranju i programiranju trenažnog rada posebno za standardne, a posebno za latinoameričke plesove.