Pedagogical pre-seminar 1

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
107PPR1	Z	3	2T	Czech	winter

Subject guarantor

Andrea OPAVSKÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Andrea OPAVSKÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

This course creates conditions for acquiring practical experience with basic movement quality and the principles of contemporary dance through movement games, verbal communication, technique training or training as a research activity. Students are guided to adopting various manners of considering the body as a structure and the body in motion, as well as, developing their own creativity, intuition and imagination under the guidance of 1st and 2nd year master's study students.

Mode of study

Instruction is through practical exercises originating from active application of theory knowledge.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Requirements are an openness to acquiring new knowledge, the basic movement quality and priciples of contemporary dance, ability to improvise, creativity, interest in theory and an effort to become aware of current events in contemporary dance in the field of education and choreography domestically and abroad. Participation in dance - education seminars and workshops organized by other institutions, monitoring and comparing the instruction methods of various instructors, continual adding of new information through the internet are recommended. Independent study through e-learning and study materials and recommended bibliography are emphasized.

Course contents

Lesson content is to learn one's own body, find shades of intensity in one's embodiment and approach the body as a tool of communication to that it becomes a source of communication. The Pedagogy Proseminar teaches to discover trust in one's own movement, in one's conscious movment of the present body and thought. This direct personal experience leads to the removal of extemporaneous effort and tension, increases speed, elasticity, stability and communication.

Series and topics:

I. Basci BMC priniciples

II. Anatomy in movement

III. Working with the internal and intimate space of the human body, working with external space

IV. Musical accompaniment, sound, silence

V. Movement experience in pairs and in groups (listening to other bodies as an expansion of the awareness of one's own body)

Assessment methods and criteria

Credit is awarded based on:

a) 80% participation in classes

b) written evaluation of the pedagogy proseminar classes

c) during the semester, independent readings and participation in discussions in class are required which are requirements for sitting the exam.

Note

None

	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	room H1041 black studio (Hartigovský palác) OPAVSKÁ A. 10:45–12:15 (parallel1)
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Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Mon	10:45–12:15	Andrea OPAVSKÁ	black studio Hartigovský palác		parallel1

Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans

Dance Pedagogy (Bc) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
Dance Pedagogy (Bc) - Classical Dance (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
Dance Pedagogy (Bc) - Modern Dance (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
Dance Pedagogy (Bc) - Folk Dance (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)