Dance 5

Tutor:

Marcela BENONIOVÁ

Synopsis:

Techniques and basics of various dance types. Dance skill, work with a partner. Rhythm, fostering musicianship and movement memory, expression appropriate to a definite dance character.

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Study Objectives:

Outline and Syllabus:

Syllabus:

Instruction leads to differentiation between genres and dance styles. To varying degrees it involves mastery of skills, expanding one's dance repertoire, developing partnerships, work with costumes and props (train, cane, tophat, fan). To some degree, work in a semester follows the topics of acting work.

Curriculum:

Year I - Bohemian and Moravian folk dance, Czech ballroom dancing in the 19th century

Year II - period dance, e.g. renaissance, menuet and 20th century ballroom dancing, dances of foreign nations

Year III - tango, special dance styles like r-n-roll, jazz dance, cancan, swing. Step and flamenco - these dance styles are taught as electives.

Study materials:

Note:

Schedule for winter semester 2009/2010:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri	místnost S221 Velký sál (Karlova 26, Praha 1) BENONIOVÁ M. 09:20–10:05 (paralelka 1)
Thu
Fri

Schedule for summer semester 2009/2010:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

• Doporučený magisterský herectví ČD (subject determining qualification)