Partnered Dance 2

Course unit code:

107TSP2

Course unit title:

Partnered Dance 2

Mode of delivery:

zápočet

Range:

2/T

Type of course unit:

Study plan Obor Pedagogika tance (Bc) – compulsory subject
Study plan Obor Choreografie (Mg) – compulsory subject

Level of course unit:

bez omezení

Year of study

Study plan Obor Pedagogika tance (Bc) – 3rd year
Study plan Obor Choreografie (Mg) – 1st year

Semester when the course unit is delivered

letní

Number of ECTS credits allocated:

Garant předmětu:

Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Helena KAZÁROVÁ

Study Objectives:

Cílem předmětu je seznámit posluchače s principy techniky tance v páru, a to jednak v oblasti klasického akademického tance, jednak ve sféře současného tance. Důraz spočívá na praktickém zvládnutí techniky tance s partnerem.

Mode of delivery:

Lecture, exercises.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

A good knowledge of dance technique (classical and modern) is necessary.

Recommended optional programme components

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

Main principles of contact improvisation technique

Creation of movement through changing contact points of dancers' bodies

gradual body turns, concentration on body isolation, movement in several direction at once

movement in place

movement in a space: at a low, medium and at the highest levels

working with weight

working with pulling

taking on the weight of a partner without lifts

lifts

At the close of the semester, the creation of one's etude based on the principles learned and excerpts from contemporary choreographies studied.

Study materials:

Birkmann, Ulla: Kontaktimprovisation - Neue Bewegung im Tanz, Frankfurt am Main 1990.

Černá, Eva: Kontaktní improvizace, diplomová práce, HAMU Praha 1996.

Cohen, Bonnie Bainbridge: Sensing, Feeling, and Action, Northampton 1993.

Novack, Cynthia Jean: Sharing the Dance, Madison 1990.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lecture, exercises

Assessment methods and criteria

Credit is awarded based on: attendance in lectures and exercises

To successfully complete the exam a movement study from each technique is required.

Language of instruction:

Czech

Work placement(s):

none

Course web page:

Note:

No notes

Schedule for winter semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2011/2012:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans:

Obor Pedagogika tance (Bc) (next compulsory subject)
Obor Choreografie (Mg) (next compulsory subject)