ONLINE BALLET TECHNIQUE, DANCE REPERTOIRE, AND SPANISH DANCE EDUCATION IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

         The ultimate aims of this article are to collect data on online learning and teaching, specify problems of online teaching and learning, and suggest solutions to these problems in three dance courses – Ballet Technique, Dance Repertoire, and Spanish Dance – in the time of COVID-19 pandemic. The time period which the article focuses on is from the first and second semesters of the academic year 2020 (August 2020 – September 2021). This article finds problems associated with online teaching and learning, which are 1) teaching management models 2) lesson content 3) assessment 4) learning space 5) class and examination atmosphere 6) use of electronic devices and the Internet network. The solutions to these problems are to adjust and develop the following aspects:  1) lesson and examination preparation plans 2) assessment 3) learning space 4) class atmosphere 5) knowledge and ability to use technology 6) out-of-class learning 7) a new teaching and learning model. Proposed ways to improve online ballet and Spanish dance teaching and learning are in the aspect of 1) lesson content 2) class management 3) assignment 4) assessment.