DEVELOPMENT OF BALLET ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP PHYSICAL PERSONALITY

Abstract

         The purposes of this research were 1) to develop ballet activities to develop physical personality
and 2) to compare the results of pre-test and post-test of ballet activities to develop physical personality. This research based on Personality theory with Motor control theory and contents from the curriculum of ballet from Royal Academy of Dancing: R.A.D. The ballet activities were developed and divided into 12 times with 60 minutes each. 15 grade 10 students without basic skill of ballet in dancing club in Pramarndanijjanukroh School, Bangkok were chosen with purposive sampling as the sample. The research instruments included physical personality pre-test and post-test on action movements of standing, walking, and sitting along with observation. Data was statistically analyzed by using the arithmetic mean, standard
deviation, and independent t-test.                                                                                                                                                The research results were as follows: 1) Ballet activities of Barr work and Centre work which practice ballet poses: Demi-Pliés, Grand-Plié, Rises up, and Tendus focused on basic movements relating to standing posture consisting of behavioral expressions such as straight back, straight head, pressed shoulder, close legs, knees and feet pointing to the front, and hands close to the body. Furthermore, basic movements relating to walking posture consisted of straight back, straight head, pressed shoulder, knees pointing to the front, the tip of the feet pointing to the front, arms swinging regularly. Balance while walking affecting natural walking posture could be done with the practices of Demi-Pliés, Grand-Plié, Rises up, Tendus, Transfer of weight, and Classical walk. In addition, basic movements relating to sitting posture consisted of straight back, straight head, pressed shoulder, hip bending 90 degrees while sitting, and feet flat on the floor. Balance while sitting, which can be acquired by the practices of Demi-Pliés, Rises up and balance, Transfer of weight, and Sit, created beautiful and natural sitting posture 2) After applying ballet activities
to develop physical personality, the development of the sample was increased and the
mean scores of the sample were higher than before at 0.01 significant level.