Conceptual of Teaching to Basic Thai Classical Dance for International Students of the Department of Dance Education Faculty of Languages and Arts Yogyakarta State University

Abstract

This article reveals the findings from the survey data for developing a teaching approach of Basic Thai Classical Dance based on the Bloom's three-sided learning theory for concept of teaching consisting of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. The study also implements the concept of Skinner's type R to create the framework for study objectives and exercises of Basic Thai Classical Dance for2^ndyear students of the Department of Dance Education Faculty Languages and Arts, Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia. The teaching approach focuses on practice on five steps: 1) Demonstration to the students, 2) Linking movements with sub-skills in different positions, 3) Repeated practice, 4) The expression on various situations, and 5) Creating the dance. The study reflects on the concept and teaching approach of dance which allow the teacher to set the framework of teaching dance, and also the role of teachers as a holistic, which involved in designing the curriculum, the course, and the lessons, as well as providing an individual learning to students.

 Keywords: Concept of teaching and learning, Framework of subjective and exerciseBasic Thai Classical Dance