Rhythm Effect on Dance Learning and Associated Functions in Typical Development Children and Children with Cerebral Palsy.
Cerebral Palsy (CP) leads to motor impairments and impacts activities of daily living and academic and social achievement (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Children with CP present impaired procedural learning abilities that is the ability to acquire cognitive-motor skills with practice (Gagliardi et al., 2011; Gofer-Levi et al., 2013). However, some rehabilitative rhythmic interventions, such as adaptive dance training, appear to improve motor, cognitive, psycho-emotional, and social functions in these children (Cherriere, Martel, et al., 2020; Cherriere, Robert, et al., 2020). Rhythm seems to be an important factor in these benefits, probably because regular rhythm improves motor control and learning (Thaut, 2015; Lagarrigue et al., 2021; Ghai et al., 2022). To validate this hypothesis, the investigators propose to evaluate the effects the presence of a regular rhythm on learning of a danse choreography in typically developing children and children with CP.
⁃ For all the participants:
• Aged from 8 to 16 include.
• Free, informed, written, and signed consent of the holders of parental authority
• Free and informed consent of the minor
• Affiliation with or benefiting from a social security scheme.
• Ability to understand the instructions (investigator's assessment)
⁃ For the participant with CP:
• CP diagnosis
• Gross Motor Function Classification System level between I to IV.
• Manual Ability Classification System level between I to IV.
⁃ For the participant with typical development:
• No CP diagnosis
• No neurological trouble nor functional disfunction including developmental coordination disorder.