摘要：This study was aimed at improving the habits and courage of dance students in communicating in English. This study was classroom action research with a cooperative learning approach performed through English learning in the Curriculum Review and Development Course, The research subjects were 44 students of the Dance Education Department, Language and Art Faculty, Yogyakarta State University. The learning activity was Numbered Heads Together. Action implementation was performed in 2 cycles, which were.' (1) improving the habits to ask and read texts, and (2) improving courage to do presentation and write. Research results showed that the Numbered Heads Together strategy could motivate dance students to be active in the classroom and improve courage to communicate in English (48% to 75% in the first and 98% in the second cycle). Keywords: English speaking skills, cooperative learning, classroom technique
