When watching dances, kinaesthetically aware students are actively participating in the experience. Offer opportunities for students to engage in positive, meaningful dance experiences. Dance offers many opportunities for students to become actively engaged in learning. Use a process to guide the students in their choreography. The process of creating is often misunderstood.
Teachers are afraid to guide the students too much in case they stifle creativity.
However, the creative process is, at least in part, a problem-solving process. Teachers should guide students through steps of creative problem solving, encouraging and coaching them as they work, and engaging them in discussions about their work. As students become familiar with using a process, the sophistication of their reflections on what they are doing will grow. The following is an outline of steps students might go through when creating their own movements or dance compositions. Keep in mind that the steps may also include strategies such as brainstorming, research, journal writing, or watching films at any point in the process.