Creative Dance for the Motor Development of Mental Retardation Students

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10.2991/978-2-38476-100-5_53How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Psychomotor; Stimulus; Creative Dance; Children with Mental Retardation

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the result of research on creative dance as intervention for psychomotor and thinking changes of children with mental retardation. Children with mental retardation experience delays in their ability to move, think, and act. The research methodologies used in this study is a qualitative paradigm with descriptive analysis method. The information gathered is supported by documentation studies, fieldwork, interviews, and literature reviews. Triangulation was used to do the analysis. This article will discuss about creative dancing as a tool for children with mental retardation. The findings of this study demonstrate that creative dance, which enhances and modifies neurotransmitters and activates acetylcholine, dopamine, and gaba, is a very useful tool for the development of children with mental retardation.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hilda Jasri
AU  - Juju Masunah
AU  - Rita Milyartini
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/09/28
TI  - Creative Dance for the Motor Development of Mental Retardation Students
BT  - Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Arts and Design Education (ICADE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 393
EP  - 401
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-100-5_53
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-100-5_53
ID  - Jasri2023
ER  -