Creative dance offers an effective means of holistic education that is suitable for all students. Customarily found in the curriculum of performance art, it increases students' physical dexterity and can also inspire their minds and enhance their social skills. The author finds in her experience of teaching in junior high school that students with disabilities often encounter challenges when interacting with classmates, including a lack of empathy from others. These and other challenges can be addressed through creative dance. In this article the author collects related literature regarding social skills and creative dance, then analyzes those special features of creative dance that improve students' social skills and offer inspiration to connect with others. The goal is to understand the affordances and potential impact that creative dance instruction can provide to junior high students with disabilities, so as to plan future research to elaborate a teaching program. The results show that creative dance can be integrated into the curriculum of interesting physical activities that encourage students to practice social skills, and levels of instruction can vary widely to suit students with disabilities. In addition, creative dance can foster students' positive thinking and self-esteem, which can improve relationships in real social interaction. Therefore, the literature review establishes that instruction in creative dance offers students with disabilities practical and inspiring means of developing favorable synergies between their body language, self-expression and social skills. This article provides a reference for future curriculum design involving creative dance.