Dance Technique of the 2nd half of 18th century 1

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Learning outcomes of the course unit:

The aim is to acquire theory knowledge and skills it the extent so they may be able to reconstruct (implement) a pre-Romance dance style based on choreographies recorded either in notation or verbal description.

Mode of study:

Practical in a dance hall. Introduction and gradual mastery of individual dance elements and subsequent reconstruction of a repertoire according to sources.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Average knowledge of classical dance technique. Completion of Survey of the History of Dance and Ballet 2 and Interpretation Practice. Movement coordination and good movement memory.

Recommended optional programme components:

No elective requirements.

Course contents:

Fundamental principles of Rokoko dance technique, differences from the Baroque and Classic. Posture, step combinations and sequences(enchainements). Types of dance, port de bras. M. Gardel's Rokoko menuet.

Recommended or required reading:

Magri, Gennaro: Trattato Teorico-Prattico di Ballo. Napoli, 1779

Kazárová, Helena: Barokní taneční formy. AMU 2005

Inglehearn, Madeleine: The Minuet in the late Eighteenth Century.London, 1998

Kol.:Minuet to Mazurka. Dances from Europe. Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society, 2001

Planned learning activities and teaching methods:

Classes in a dance hall.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded based on acceptable intellectual and physical mastery of the material taught.

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In the 2010/2011 academic year this course is not scheduled.

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