Henrik Kovács, PhD is an Associate Professor at the Hungarian Dance University.

His work bridges ethnochoreology, dance pedagogy, movement analysis, and Laban kinetography, with a particular focus on the transmission of traditional dance knowledge and the methodology of folk dance teaching.

During the 2025–2026 academic year, he is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Kenyon College (Ohio, USA), where he teaches Hungarian folk dance and Laban kinetography while developing international collaborations in dance education and research. He received his PhD in Ethnography from the University of Debrecen in 2019. His research examines dance transmission, notation systems, teaching methodology, and the cultural and educational roles of folk dance.

He has participated in several international research projects and is the author of numerous publications on dance pedagogy, Laban kinetography, and Hungarian folk dance. He is a Fellow of the International Council of Kinetography Laban (ICKL), a member of the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance (ICTMD), and serves on the Dance Science Working Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. In recognition of his contributions to dance education and Hungarian culture, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit in 2022.

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