To execute choreography with precision, creativity, and emotion, a dancer has to be able to see, understand, and control the space around them in addition to their body movements within it. Spatial awareness is the term for this ability. This study used a quantitative method with a descriptive comparative approach to measure the degree of spatial awareness in dance among high school students. 30 high school respondents were the intended sample for this study, which was carried out at Davao Citys private and public institutions. This study was anchored on the theory of Social Cognitive Theory by Albert Bandura which seeks to emphasize the importance of observational learning, modeling, and cognitive processes in shaping behavior. An adapted and modified survey questionnaire was used to collect the data for this study, the questionnaire has passed through a reliability test and resulted in .91 Cronbach Alpha.  Using Mean, the findings revealed that students perceived all indicators as moderate with dance training as the highest, followed by the urge to dance, body awareness, and social dance. Students gender, dance experience, and spatial awareness did not differ significantly, according to the results of the ANOVA test nevertheless, there was a significant difference between students spatial awareness and age. Age-appropriate strategies that encourage complexity and foster the growth of the mind and body shall be taken into account to increase students spatial awareness, dance lessons should be tailored to incorporate a range of exercises that prioritize proprioception, visualization, and movement exploration.

Spatial Awareness