Highlights of Digital Technologies Application for Choreography Teaching: The Case of Kazakhstan

ABSTRACT

The global challenges of our time embody a powerful impetus for implementing digital solutions in the educational systems of different fields and levels. Of particular interest here is choreography teaching, which encompasses a set of traditions and principles. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the importance and effect of using innovative pedagogical solutions with respect to choreography learning and teaching strategies. The sample of research participants consisted of 103 educators of the Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University and the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography. The experiment was conducted based on 7 dance modules developed by the University of Cambridge and the Nazarbayev Intellectual School. The results of the conducted survey indicate that respondents are interested in introducing advanced technologies in teaching choreography, but there are a number of challenges to their massive implementation within Kazakhstan. Alongside this, the experimental introduction of innovative pedagogical solutions was noted to improve students’ creative, professional, and leadership abilities, as well as promote teamwork and outlook broadening. The findings presented can be used in further research on choreography education in Kazakhstan. Besides, they can be taken advantage of by parties responsible for digital learning projects shaping and launching.

KEYWORDS:

• dance pedagogy
• education system
• innovative pedagogical technologies
• methods and techniques
• teaching principles

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Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Notes on contributors

Samal A. Bakirova

Samal A. Bakirova – Senior Lecturer, Department of Choreography and Art Management, Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. Email: [email protected]. ORCID: 0000-0002-7862-3238. Research interests: contemporary choreography directing of Kazakhstan; innovations in choreography teaching.

Toigan O. Izim

Toigan O. Izim – Candidates degree in Arts study, Professor, Department of Directing, Kazakh National Academy of Choreography, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan. Email: [email protected]. ORCID: 0000-0002-0352-1499. Research interests: origin and development of Kazakh stage dance; professional competence of future choreography teachers.

Lyudmila A. Nikolayeva

Lyudmila A. Nikolayeva – Doctor of Education, Associate Professor, Department of Directing of Choreography, T.K. Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Art, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. Email: [email protected]. Research interests: creative concepts and innovations in choreography teaching; collaborative improvisational dance.

Gulnara Yu. Saitova

Gulnara Yu. Saitova – Honored Artist of Kazakhstan, PhD in History of Arts, Professor, Department of Art History and Art Management, Kazakh National Academy of Choreography, Nur-Sultan, Republic of Kazakhstan. Email: [email protected].