FEATURES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSOCIATIVE–IMAGINATIVE THINKING OF STUDENTS THROUGH IMPROVISATIONAL DANCE

Abstract

The article is dedicated to ways of development of associative-imaginative thinking of students through improvisational dance, the idea of which and its transformation into an artistic and aesthetic choreographic form are performed simultaneously, suddenly and quickly. The paper clarifies the essence of associative-imaginative thinking of students on the basis of generalization of various positions in the consideration of the phenomenon under study, highlights its most significant characteristics as a dynamic personality formation. The specificity of the development of associative-imaginative thinking of students in choreography classes in institutions of additional education is revealed, which plays the role of a “supplement” to basic education in the development of creative abilities as a condition for the development of associative-imaginative thinking – an important type of productive thinking for the overall development of primary school children. Practical classes in choreography are described, which contribute to the development of associative and imaginative thinking of primary school students through improvisational dance.