Interest-Oriented Dance Education: Goals and Implementation Pathways

Abstract

With the increasing emphasis on quality education in China, learning dance has become an essential way for more and more young people to improve their quality of life. However, the traditional approach of specialized teaching of dance skills dominates the teaching practice of dance teachers. The theory of multiple intelligences should guide popular dance education to stimulate everyone's interest in dance and provide targeted support and assistance based on the difficulties encountered by students in dance learning. This will minimize the number of students giving up in the middle of their studies and shift the focus of teaching from the development of professional skills to the appreciation and experience of dance. The focus of teaching should shift from "developing professional skills" to "appreciating and experiencing the charm of dance". This article reveals the characteristics and common problems of young people's dance learning, some of the misconceptions that exist in teachers' teaching, and analyzes the target orientation and ways of achieving dance education for the public. This study is of reference value in promoting the healthy development of dance education, based on surveys and interviews with dance education practitioners and students and observation of the teaching process.