Didactics and Methodology for Modern and Contemporary Dance 5

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
107EDMD5	credit	4	4 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 64 to 84 hours of self-study	English	winter

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The content of the course of Didactics and Methodology of Modern and Contemporary Dance 5 consists of two complementary parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part is aimed at systematically expanding the professional knowledge in the field of methodology of contemporary dance and movement systems, by analysing their basic movement principles and didactic procedures. The course also includes practical exercises, serving to verify the theoretical information and consolidate pedagogical skills in the framework of self-directed teaching by a particular student under the supervision of a teacher. The teaching emphasizes the way of construction of practical lessons of different types, the ability to logically arrange the individual dance elements and to connect them in a meaningful way in dance links designed for different levels of performers.

The course is closely linked to the Modern and Contemporary Dance Pedagogical Seminar, Modern and Contemporary Dance Training.

The aim of the course is to develop methodological thinking, promote and consolidate pedagogical proficiency, self-creativity, movement research and basic analysis.

Thematic areas:

Definition of contemporary dance:

The centre of the body as a support for the stability of the body

The concept of the vertebral-skeletal connection and its application in movement

The connection between the centre and the periphery (movement patterns)

Dynamic alignment based on functional relationships between body parts in static position and in movement

Learning outcomes

The student will gain a basic overview of all the fundamental topics and principles of contemporary dance, and practical skills related to the systematic and logical construction of a lesson. The student will be able to work with imagination. The student seeks and gathers information from recommended literature, and gathers their own sources of inspiration for the field of dance-movement and music. They record everything in his/her portfolio. The student knows and already uses effectively the basic terminology of the field. In discussion, the student can take a position on a chosen issue and defend it. Demonstrates that he/she thinks about the chosen topic in a broader context.

Prerequisites and other requirements

Pedagogical seminar for Modern and Contemporary Dance 3

Literature

Required reading:

BALES, Melanie a NETTL-FIOL, Rebecca, ed.: The Body Eclectic, Evolving Practices in Dance Training, University of Illinois, 2008. ISBN 978-0252074899.

BREMSER Martha and SANDERS, Lorna, ed.: Fifty Contemporary Choreographers, 2nd Edition, Routledge, 2011. ISBN 978-0415380829.

FRANKLIN, Eric N. Dynamic alignment through imagery. 2nd ed. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, c2012. ISBN 978-0736067898.

MATHESON, Katy. Breaking boundaries.Sestion Eight. s. 220. In: Dance as a theatre art: source readings in dance history from 1581 to the present. 2nd ed. Editor Selma Jeanne Cohen. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Book Company, c1992, ix, 271 s. Dance Horizons book. ISBN 9780871271730.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Credit is awarded on the basis of active attendance, theoretical and practical review of the material covered and understanding of the course content.

Other requirements: 80% attendance, activity in class, creation of a portfolio.

Further information

No schedule has been prepared for this course

The subject is a part of the following study plans

Dance Pedagogy (BA) - Methods of Modern and Contemporary Dance - from 2023/24 (Required main subjects)