Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Student Engagement in Choreography

Abstract

Choreography education plays a vital role in cultivating creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration in students, yet sustaining engagement remains a significant challenge in contemporary learning environments. This article explores innovative strategies for enhancing student engagement in choreography, emphasizing the importance of student-centered pedagogy, interdisciplinary approaches, technological integration, improvisation, and collaborative practices. It highlights the role of cultural relevance, reflective learning, innovative assessment, and teacher-student relationships in deepening students’ investment in the creative process. The discussion underscores choreography as a holistic practice that integrates body, mind, and emotion, preparing students to meet the complex demands of contemporary artistic practice. By fostering creativity, adaptability, and reflective thinking, these strategies transform choreography education into an environment where students emerge as active creators, collaborators, and lifelong learners. The findings reinforce the view that innovation in pedagogy is essential to sustaining engagement and ensuring the continued vitality of choreography within arts education.