Modern Dance 1 (Dance Scholarship)

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
107MTT1	credit	2	2 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 32 to 42 hours of self-study	Czech	winter

Subject guarantor

Helena ARENBERGEROVÁ, Andrea OPAVSKÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Helena ARENBERGEROVÁ, Andrea OPAVSKÁ

Students are introduced to the basics of Modern Dance techquires (Graham, Limon), expanding their skills in these techniques.

Learning outcomes

This course introduce students to the basic principles of modern dance technique. Instruction takes place with dance education and choreography students. The aim is to provide students in theory studies a good knowledge of the given technique and provide them with their own dance experience and enable an understanding of the uniqueness of the modern dance movement style.

Prerequisites and other requirements

physical condition for dance arts study. Movement skills at the advanced level.

Literature

Feldenkrais, Moshé: Awarness through movement (Pohybem k sebeuvědomění). Praha, 1996

Lewis, Daniel: The Illustrated Dance Technique of José Limón. New York, 1984

Schurr, Gertrude; Yoccom, Rachael D.: Modern Dance. Techniques and Teaching. New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1949

Horosko, Marianne: Martha Graham. The Evolution of her Dance Theory and Training. Pennington, 1991

Stewart, Virginia: Modern Dance. New York, 1991

Stodelle, Ernestine: The Dance technique of Doris Humphrey. Princeton, 1978

Warren, Larry: Lester Horton, Modern Dance Pioneer. New York, 1991

Cohan Robert, The Dance Workshop. London, 1986

Cohen, Bonnie Bainbridge: Sensing, Feeling, and Action. Northampton, 1993.

Novack, Cynthia Jean: Sharing the Dance. Madison, 1990.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Credit is awarded based on: activity in exercises and class.

Note

No notes

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