Engagement and Proficiency of the Special Program in the Arts Dance Students’ in Vinzons Pilot High School

This study determined the level of engagement and proficiency of Special Program in the Arts (SPA) dance students at Vinzons Pilot High School, focusing on behavioral, emotional, and cognitive engagement, as well as proficiency in terms of technique, creativity, rhythm, and stage presence. Specifically, it seek to answer the following questions: 1. What is the level of engagement of the dance students to the local cultural arts activities in terms of behavior, emotional and cognitive?, 2. What is the level of proficiency of the students as to their dancing ability along: technique, creativity, rhythm and stage presence?, 3. Is there a significant relationship between the level of engagement and the level of proficiency of dance students? 4. What are the challenges of the dance students along: behavioral, emotional and cognitive? and 5. What intervention plan may be developed to enhance the level of engagement and proficiency of the dance students to local cultural arts activities?