REASONS DANCERS GIVE UP THE DANCING GROUPS

Athanasios Stavridis1 & Filippos Filippou2

112th Primary School of Veria

2Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Hellas

Abstract

This research is intended to look into the reasons that caused dancers to abandon the dancing clubs to which they belonged. 200 individuals participated in the survey all of whom had at least five year’s in experience in the clubs’ shows before they left. For the needs of this research a questionnaire has been administered. The survey suggests that luck of free time, family running as well as school commitments, especially among young dancers, are the main setbacks to force them to resign.

Keys words: traditional dance, cultural associations, barriers to attendance