Dance students in university tend to have minimum understanding and skills in processing music to address the creativity needs in new dance works. Therefore, effective and critical learning strategies are needed so they are able to process music to create dance works. This research aims at enhancing dance students’ understanding and skills to process music in creating new dance works in the future. It was conducted using an action research design involving 30 dance students at one of the universities in Indonesia. The results showed that, in terms of skills and understanding of music, students were not used to processing music for their dance works, since they were mostly assisted by music stylists. Through internal and external music exploration learning, the musical dance students’ skills could be improved. Therefore, the findings of this research are recommended to be used as an alternative learning in enhancing dance students’ musical ability. Keywords: Dance Music, Movement Exploration, External Music, Internal Music, Dance Creativity.

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi masalah yang dihadapi pada pelaksanaan proses pembelajaran yang belum optimal. Proses pembelajaran seharusnya diarahkan untuk membangun dan mengembangkan peserta didik menjadi manusia yang cerdas, yang mampu memecahkan masalah secara kreatif dan inovatif, akan tetapi kenyataannya tidak seperti itu terlebih pada mata pelajaran PKn. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui Pemanfaatan Media Surat Kabar Sebagai Sumber Pembelajaran Untuk Meningkatkan Pemahaman Siswa Terhadap Pembelajaran PKN. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dapat dilihat dari data yang diperoleh menyatakan bahwa berita-berita yang ada di Surat Kabar seperti berita-berita tentang Politik, Sosial, Budaya, Agama, Ekonomi, Hukum dan HAM yang ada pada Surat Kabar dapat dijadikan sumber belajar PKn (60%) dan sebagian kecil menyatakan bahwa berita-berita tentang Pancasila dan UUD 1945 yang ada di Surat Kabar dapat dijadikan sumber belajar PKn (20%). Kemudian bahwa artikel tentang Politik, Sosial, Budaya, Agama, Ekonomi, Hukum dan HAM yang ada pada Surat Kabar dapat dijadikan sumber belajar PKn. Berita dan artikel yang memuat seperti di atas banyak memiliki relevansi dengan nilai dan konsep yang diajarkan dalam cakupan pembahasan PKn.

Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi pembelajaran bercerita kelompok A TKIT Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiyyah Karawang kurang berkembang, hal ini disebabkan oleh siswa kurang percaya diri, Anak belum tergali kecerdasan bahasanya, sebagian siswa masih ada yang diam kurang komunikatif, masih ada siswa yang kurang konsentrasi, siswa belum berani tampil kedepan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kemampuan Berbicara Anak Usia Dini Melalui Metode Bercerita Di Kelompok A TKIT Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiyyah. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) dimana peneliti mempunyai masalah dengan kegiatan belajar mengajar bercerita yang terjadi didalam sehingga harus ada penelitian supaya masalah itu bisa diatasi. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa melalui metode bercerita kemampuan berbicara anak usia dini dapat meningkat. Hal ini terbukti bahwa rata-rata kemampuan anak dalam bercerita kondisi awal sebesar 36,36 % kemudian meningkat menjadi 54,55 % pada siklus I dan akhirnya meningkat lagi menjadi 81,82 % pada siklus II, kondisi tersebut didukung oleh keberanian anak dalam bercerita didepan teman-temannya. Sebenarnya anak senang dengan bercerita namun kebanyakan belum ada keberanian dan kurang percaya diri, sehingga anak harus dimotivasi terlebih dahulu dan kurang motivasi dari orang tua dalam bercerita dirumah Penelitian berlokasi di TKIT Al-Irsyad Al-Islamiyyah Kecamatan Karawang Kulon Kabupaten Karawang.

The implementation of dance studios in the community has a function as a forum for non-formal education whose existence is currently growing and developing in the community. Today, there are many dance studios in the community whose orientation is not only in the scope of social activities but has become part of business activities for their implementation. This article aims to provide an overview of the management of traditional dance studios in the Bandung-West Java area, Indonesia, whose management concept has a business orientation. This research was conducted through a qualitative research paradigm using descriptive analysis method. Research data obtained from interviews and documentation. Interviews were conducted with studio managers and dance trainers who teach at the Jaipongan and Classical Dance Studios in Bandung City, West Java, Indonesia. The results of the study indicate that in an effort to realize quality dance studio learning, a dance studio management system is needed that has good management functions based on aspects of planning, organizing, mobilizing, and supervising, so that the implementation of dance education in the studio is able to produce human resources who have reliable expertise in the field of dance. dance and can be used in their daily activities. In addition, good management of art studios has been able to become an economic support for the actors who manage the studios in it. The conclusion of the research results can be a source of reference for prospective new studio developers whose concept will be directed at business management.

Dance learning in schools is synonymous with learning movements that have a gentle character. This condition is one of the things that causes men's interest in learning dance to be very weak. Moreover, the tendency of students' interest in learning dance today has been influenced by modern culture such as the existence of modern dance that has developed in society, especially among the younger generation today. When teachers provide traditional dance material, the majority of students consider it too old-fashioned to learn at school. The purpose of this study was to increase male students' interest in learning dance in extracurricular activities by using the peer tutor method. This research uses the Classroom Action Research method with a quantitative approach to find a solution to the problem of weak male students' interest in learning dance in extracurricular dance activities. Data collection techniques were carried out by observation, interviews and questionnaire instruments through google form. Data analysis was carried out by conducting a Paired Sample T Test to see differences in pretest and posttest results. The findings of this study indicate that the peer tutor learning method is able to increase male students' interest through the Lenyepan dance material provided by the teacher in extracurricular dance activities. From the four stages of learning carried out, the results look very significant, the improvement that continues to occur in each phase makes the results of this study show a positive increase. So it can be concluded that the peer tutor learning method is very suitable for attracting male students' interest in dance learning. Judging from the increase in male students' interest in learning dance.