Partnered Dance 2

Subject guarantor:

Václav JANEČEK

Name of lecturer(s):

Václav JANEČEK

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The course aim is to introduce students to pair dance principles, in classical academic dance and in the area of contemporary dance. Emphasis lies in the management of partner dance technique.

Mode of study:

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.

Recommended or required reading:

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.

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Note:

No notes

Schedule for winter semester 2012/2013:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2012/2013:

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)