Prospects Of Dance Theatre In Enhancing Dance Pedagogy In Nigerian Educational System

To upgrade the curriculum in theatre and creative arts to accommodate more dance courses, this paper advocates the inclusion of Dance Theatre or Drama to pave the way for lucid dance studies in theory and practice. This stems from the fact that, it has been observed that, the teaching and learning of dance in the Nigerian educational system has not been given the desired attention at all levels. The problem is compounded with the idea of subsuming dance studies under theatre and creative arts in the curriculum of tertiary, secondary and primary education. The implication of this marginalisation of dance in the curriculum is inadequacy of courses and time to hone talents and dance scholarship. In line with these findings, it is recommended that the pedagogical potential of dance theatre should be explored with more topics and courses in dance studies to give upcoming talents a rich background in theory and practice.