Abstract
An attempt was made to enhance large muscle control and balance in congenitally blind children aged between eight and ten years, by exposing them to a program of creative dance movement. Subjects were tested before and after training, using an evaluative test based on measures designed by Cratty. A sighted control group was also tested without training, for the purpose of seeing their performance on the test. Post-training test results for the blind group revealed improvement on a significant percentage of the evaluative tasks. The scores of this group also came closer to the scores of the sighted control group. Observations of persons involved with the subjects in other areas of their education and daily life, concurred with the test results, in that they overwhelmingly noted overall improvement in movement abilities.
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