Creative dance lessons which aim for developing physical basic skills

Abstract

Currently， there are several high school dance clubs in Kagoshima Prefecture that are engaged in creative dance，and many schools are seen incorporating elements of classical　ballet， contemporary dance， and modern dance into their works． However， in the prefecture as a whole， due to factors such as the fact that many students have only a few years of dance experience，few students have mastered the basic physical techniques incorporates more advanced movements， including the physical skills of classical ballet， contemporary dance， and modern dance． Therefore，we thought that it was necessary to improve the basic techniques to perform creative dance for high school dance clubs in Kagoshima． The author created six combinations of five types and put them into practice in one high school dance club in Kagoshima． After two weeks of continuous practice， there was some improvement in movement in each combination，but many issues remain before the students could fully achieve the goals we had set．Judging from results of the survey about those combinations and practice，we reexamined the content of each combination and improved them into five combinations of five types． As a next step，we would like to examine the results and challenges of the combinations created in this research more scientifically by using objective indicators and conducting long-term follow-up observations， and consider better practice methods．