Nauka tańca towarzyskiego – użytkowego w parach dla dzieci w wieku 5–10 lat jako innowacyjna metoda kształcenia i wychowania w przedszkolu i w szkole podstawowej
Teaching ballroom‑utilitarian dancing in pairs for children aged 5‑10 as an innovative method of pre‑school and school education

Author(s): Ligia Gepfert
Subject(s): Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: ballroom‑utilitarian dancing; early education; interpersonal communication; intercultural education; integration; education towards responsibility;innovation;
Summary/Abstract: As a rule, educational innovations have the context of unsatisfactory teaching results acquired in the new reality by means of traditional methods. This usually occurs along with the teacher’s awareness of irreversibility of the changes which have taken place in this reality. Being conscious of their lack of influence on the organization of the teaching process and the material conditions in which it occurs, teachers feel responsible for educational effects in the face of learners, parents and the society. Therefore, most frequently teachers notice new potentialities in implementation of existing curricular contents in a new way, using the knowledge acquired through their own personal interests, skills and experiences. The discussed innovation concerns a new way of educating kindergarten children from the age of 5 and school children to the age of 10. The authoress with her husband have made use of their personal interests and skills associated with practicing tournament ballroom dancing in helping children not only to learn dance steps and figures or to provide them with aesthetic and motor stimuli but also to enhance their reading, writing, social skills and interpersonal communication. The cooperation of the couple has resulted in an authorial syllabus of teaching ballroom‑utilitarian dancing in kindergarten and primary school for children aged 5– 10. The elements of dancing are used for introducing sounds, letters, numbers, in developing communication skills and a lot of other contents. What is also presented in the article are some suggestions concerning the implementation of the Ministry curriculum for kindergarten and primary school (classes I– III) by pre- and early school teachers through ballroom‑utilitarian dancing. The suggestions refer to the possibilities of supplementing teachers’ professional workshop.

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