dance instruction

Learning the steps

Dance instruction is teaching the techniques, steps, and movements of dance, whether in formal classes, private lessons, or informal settings.

It covers everything from ballet to ballroom to hip-hop: She's been taking dance instruction since she was five.

The term may refer to the profession, the process, or a specific lesson.

Opposites
structure and guidance

dance instructionfree dance

Unchoreographed bodily expression

social dancing

activity type

dance instructionacademic study

Formal educational research

desk work · book learning · stillness · immobility · sitting still

guided practice vs. natural expression

dance instructionfree expression

Unrestrained communication of ideas

organic movement · ecstatic dance · letting loose

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G