Developing Student Creativity in Creating Environmental-Based Dance

Abstract

This study aims to describe the learning process of environmental-based creative dance in self-development activities at SMP Pasundan 4 Bandung. This type of research uses a qualitative paradigm with descriptive analysis method. The participants were 12 students, then they were divided into 2 dance groups. Learning is carried out in several stages, namely using the zoom application as material delivery, determining the type of dance, improvising movements, evaluating student body movements improvisation, selecting and smoothing student movements. The results of this study indicate that the participatory environment-based dance training in self-development activities at SMP Pasundan 4 Bandung is implemented with two dance creations, namely a dance with the theme of prohibiting littering and a dance with the theme of greening. This environment-based creative dance learning shows the results of students' creativity in exploring dance moves. The creation of this dance work is one of the efforts to save the environment and sustainable development as well as to win the "Adiwiyata School" award at SMP Pasundan 4 Bandung.