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Using Auditory Feedback to Improve Dance Movements of Children with Disabilities

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the utility of auditory feedback to improve dance movements of children with disabilities. The target behaviors were fundamental dance skills, individualized to each student, and scored using a task analysis to calculate the percentage of correct steps. The results showed that auditory feedback increased the specific dance skill for each young dancer. Although the skills decreased during the second baseline, the skills increased again in the second intervention phase.

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Carrion, T.J., Miltenberger, R.G. & Quinn, M. Using Auditory Feedback to Improve Dance Movements of Children with Disabilities. J Dev Phys Disabil 31, 151–160 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-018-9630-0

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