Building Laban Dance Creation Curriculum to Develop Body Language Comprehension and Dance Creativity of College Students in China

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of a Labanotation dance creation curriculum on cultivating body language comprehension and dance creativity among Chinese dance majors. Based on experimental design, the research analyzes how a specialized pedagogical approach enhances students' understanding of physical expression and creative choreographic capabilities. The curriculum framework integrates four core movement elements, namely, “Body, Shape, Space, and Effort” with Labanotation principles. The results demonstrate that this pedagogical model effectively improves students' cognitive understanding of physical language and facilitates more innovative dance expressions. The findings provide novel insights for designing dance composition curricula and significantly impact dance education practices.