Dance as a Creative Gateway to STEAM Education Practice——Take the Chinese Classical Dunhuang Dance as an Example

Abstract

STEM education emerged in the United States before 1990s, aiming to cultivate scientific and technological talents and improve students' scientific literacy by integrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEAM is a creative art course with true interdisciplinary integration by adding Art elements to enrich the knowledge covered by STEM courses. This paper integrates Dance into STEAM education, analyzes the new impetus of STEAM dance course in dance education, and designs a STEAM-based dance course with Chinese Classical Dunhuang Dance . Surveys are distributed to determine how parents of teenagers feel about this dance course. The study could enrich contemporary dance curriculums, cultivate scientific and artistic talents, improve the quality of dance education, and promote the development and progress of STEAM education in China.