The Role of Art Education Through the Learning of Traditional Dance in Elementary School (original) (raw)

Traditional dance is one of the cultural heritages which has values and norms in it. Through learning traditional dance, elementary school students gain a variety of aesthetic experiences. The aesthetics experience indirectly increases the power of appreciation and shapes the character of students. In this article we will discuss the role of art education through learning traditional dance in elementary school in shaping character and increasing the appreciation of art gain aesthetic experience. To describe it using descriptive analytical methods through sociology and psychology of art approaches to see the problem and explore the role of art education through learning traditional dance.