Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University held the opening ceremony of the republican professional development course titled “Modern Methods of Teaching Choreographic Disciplines.”
October 27 to November 6, the course aims to strengthen teachers' professional competencies, improve the quality of choreographic education, and integrate best practices from national and international dance traditions into the teaching process.
The programme includes theoretical and practical sessions, as well as masterclasses in Kazakh dance, folk-stage dance, contemporary dance, and Indian dance.
The course features experienced specialists and distinguished representatives of the arts. They include Toygan Izim, Professor at the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography, Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR, and Candidate of Art History; Alila Alisheva, Professor at the Academy and Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Diana Agzamova, Senior Lecturer at the Academy, recipient of the “Excellence in Culture” distinction, and Master of Art History; Akmaral Kaynazarova, Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Master of Arts; and Gauhar Ismagulova, Master of Art History and doctoral student at the Academy.
For educators from across Kazakhstan's regions, the course provides an opportunity to enhance professional skills, explore contemporary teaching methods, and strengthen choreographic education while preserving the continuity of national dance traditions.
