Developing communicative competencies of extra-curriculum dance teachers as integrative part of advanced teachers’ education programme in “Social dance”

This article analyzes methods of advancing communicative skills of choreographers and dance instructors engaged in extra-curriculum teaching. The authors suggest several methods of teaching choreographers mainly through the application of social dance teaching schemes and substantiate the implementation of a new study programme aimed at advancing choreographers’ teaching skills. Authors conclude that introduction of social and communicative skills to the dance teachers’ advanced learning programs shall contribute to the advancing of socialization skills of both teachers and students and shall also improve teaching and social environments within dance communities. Moreover, the strengthening of the social component in dance teachers’ advanced learning programs casts a positive influence on the creation of social communities within any city and shall contribute to the further development of city communities.