IEFInternational Education Forum3083-49022981-8605Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/IEF.v4i10.16074ArticleThe Value of the “Unity of Man and Nature” (Tianrenheyi) Thought in College Dancesport Teaching: A Case Study of Weight Transfer and Movement Continuity in Latin Dancehttps://artdesignp.com/journal/IEF/4/10/10.26689/IEF.v4i10.16074XuLi20264102026-11-11The Chinese philosophical concept of “Unity of Man and Nature” (Tianrenheyi) foregrounds body-mind integration and the consonance between human beings and the natural world, a sensibility long embodied in traditional body cultures such as Taiji. Within the current shift toward core-competency-oriented physical education, college Latin dance instruction still leaves many students struggling with unstable weight transfer and fragmented movement. Reading weight transfer as the hinge of dance quality, the analysis recasts “internal-external cultivation” as the union of technique and musical expression, “harmony” as the relaxation of confrontation in partner lead and follow, and “people-orientation” as differentiated, student-centered guidance. A “mind-body integration” account traces weight transfer through continuous core engagement, weight shift, and limb extension, while a harmony-oriented pedagogy—one that treats harmonious teacher-student and partner interaction as the precondition for technical gain—translates these ideas into a teachable unit design. Grounded in an indigenous cultural frame rather than the prevalent Western, technique-centered model, this line of inquiry shows how dance sport teaching can knit cultural inheritance together with measurable gains in movement continuity.Unity of Man and Nature, Dancesport, Latin dance, Weight transfer, Movement continuity, Teaching value

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