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Folk Dance 1 (Dance Scholarship)

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Code Completion Credits Range Language Instruction Semester
107LTT1 Z 2 2/T Czech winter
Subject guarantor:
Marie FRIČOVÁ
Name of lecturer(s):
Marie FRIČOVÁ
Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The course aim is to provide dance research students experience in folkdance, to create an overview of the step and movement material and with this to provide a basis for theory review of folkdance.

Mode of study:

contact instruction

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Dance experience and a basic knowledge of folkdance is required.

Recommended optional programme components:

None

Course contents:

Basic dance steps: theory, practice and technical mastery of dance steps which are in their movement bases common for the majority of ethnographic regions. Various manners of joining and combining those steps from notations of collections of folkdance.

2/4 rhythm steps: stroll, Polka step, hops, smooth Obkročák, hopping Obkročák, two-step and two-turn, Souther Bohemian reel 'Koloběžka'

3/4 rhythm stesp: Three-step, divided three-step, Mazurka (in three steps, in two step, in one0, Sousedská Vyšlapávana, Sousedská Hladká, Sousedská Prísunná, three beat steps of Southern Bohemian Reels, „Hold“

All steps are performed individually, then in pairs first straight, then in turns and spins.

Dividing dances according to the history of individual types" Historical division of dances and dance with no direct connection to the musical accompaniment (so called whirling dances, reels), processional dances (choral processions, eremonial dances, menś jumps). Newer dances with direct connection to musical accompaniment (so called figure dances).

Dances with direct connection to musical accompaniment are further divided into smaller groups according to their content. For example, dances with working themes (Shoemaker, Weaver, Miller), Pairs dances (Šátečkový, Rejdovák, and Rejdovačka, Zahradník), common dances more and less simple. Furiant and dances with changing meters („Mateníky“)

Selected dances are traced for common markings - song text, dance steps, dance structure, such as Švec, Kalamajka, Dupák, Řezanka.

Instruction of basic steps and dances takes place in the classes when an emphasis is placed on the technical mastery of individual dances and their basic steps.

Recommended or required reading:

Vycpálek, Josef: České tance, Praha 1921

Seidl, Jan; Špičák, Josef: Zahrajte mi do kola Praha 1945

Bonuš, František: Tance, písně a hudba Plzeňského kraje, Praha 1955

Kos, Bohumil: Lidové tance ve školní tělesné výchově, SPN Praha 1983

Drdácký, František: Lidové tance, Praha 1974

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

none

Assessment methods and criteria:

Exercises.

Course web page:
Note:

None

Schedule for winter semester 2013/2014:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2013/2014:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans:
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