Abstract
In this study, a contemporary rhythmic dance class was created through modifications in learning contents from a preliminary practice of a previous research. By inspecting a practical result of this study, the learning contents of the Contemporary Rhythmic Dance Class were reconsidered. Research objectives are as follows. (1) Comparison of results of the acquisition of dance steps between the preliminary and the present study practices. (2) Understanding why students stumble during the step learning process. (3) Comparison of the results of the improvised performance between the practices before and after this study. Inspections made in this study show that the results in the acquisition of steps were the same as the ones from the preliminary practices that consisted of only one learning exercise routine. Also the teaching unit of this study showed that in comparison with the preliminary research, students achieved the skill at a higher level than the goal of the curriculum guidelines. Finally this study found that depending on steps, their learning processes and the characteristics of the stumbling points varied, and there were some difficult steps to acquire and synchronize with sounds.
