Upaya Meningkatkan Kemampuan Motorik Kasar Anak Melalui Tari Bermain Pada Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun di RA Islam Salafiyah Padangan

Abstract

Early childhood is a process where the growth and development of children is in a golden age that requires proper education and stimulation. Providing stimulation is expected to be able to improve aspects of child development. One aspect of child development that can be stimulated is motor skills in children. Motor development in children is divided into gross motor and fine motor. Both have an important role in a child's life. One of them is gross motor, through gross motor development of large muscles such as jumping, running, walking activities (La Ode Anhusadar, 2016). Therefore, providing stimulation to hone gross motor skills in children needs to be given early. Learning efforts must be given according to the age of the child and attractive to the child. One of them is the Play Dance activity, this dance is a dance by the Raff Dance Company Surabaya Studio which was modified by students of the Early Childhood Education Teacher Education Study Program Class of 2020. The purpose of this article is to find out the gross motor skills development of children aged 5-6 years in RA Islam Salafiyah Padangan before and after being given learning activities through Play Dance.