Partnered Dance 2
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107TSP2 | Z | 2 | 2T | Czech | summer |
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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.
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.
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.
Note
No notes
Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Choreography (Mg) (required subject with the possibility of repeat registration)
- 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)