摘要：The purpose of the study was to examine, which morphological characteristics and motor abilities influence the success in sports dance. Testing battery, consisting of 13 morphological and 11 motor tests, was used on a sample of 12 female and 13 male dancers. Measured subjects were members of the national ballroom or acrobatic rock'n'roll dance teams, aged 14 to 23 years. Results of regression analysis showed that in female dancers the chosen model explained 77.8% of competitive success variance (F = 8.13, p <0.002). Statistical significance in success prediction has been in female dancers revealed for variables percentage of fat (. = 0.586, p <0.004), standing long jump (. = -0.464, p <0012) and Olympic circles test (. = 0.408, p <0.025). In male dancers, the chosen model explained 52.3% of competitive success variance (F = 6.13, p <0.005) with standing long jump (. = 0,753, p <0.005) being the only statistically significant variable in prediction of success. It can be concluded that the power strength of legs, coordination of movement and smaller amount of fat tissue have the largest influence on success in sports dance performance.
