Folk Dance 1

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
107KLT1	credit	4	20 seminar hours (45 min) of instruction per semester, 85 to 105 hours of self-study	Czech	winter

Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Eva VLČKOVÁ, Marie VRBATOVÁ FRIČOVÁ

Department

The subject provides Dance Department

Information on the combined form:

The course is taught in a combined form of contact and non-contact teaching in a ratio of about 1:4, i.e. 80 hours of distance learning,

20 hours of face-to-face contact per semester.

The course provides knowledge of the basic steps of folk dances of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. The basic folk dances from the main regions are introduced. An outline of the development and distribution of dances across ethnographic regions.

The teaching of basic steps, dances and songs is carried out in practical lessons, where the emphasis is on the technical mastery of individual dances and their basic steps, on the knowledge of the melody of the accompanying song.

Basic dance steps: theoretical, practical and technical mastery of the dance steps, which are common to most ethnographic areas in terms of their movement basis. Different ways of combining and developing these steps based on the records in collections of folk dances.

Thematic areas:

Steps of 2/4 rhythm: walk, polka step, hopping step, smooth straddle, hopping straddle, two-step and two-step turn steps of South Bohemian „kolečka“(wheels).
Steps of 3/4 rhythm: three-step, divided three-step, mazurka (for three steps, for two steps, for one step).
Sousedská walk out, Sousedská smooth, Sousedská sliding, three-beat steps of South Bohemian „koleček“(wheels), halting step.
All steps are repeated individually, then in pairs, first straight, in body filming and in rotation.
Division of dances according to history and individual types: Historical division of dances into dances with a loose connection to musical accompaniment, processional dances (diseases, ceremonial dances, male jumps), practicing at least one example of each type.
A younger layer of dances with a strong connection to musical accompaniment (so-called figure dances).
Dances with a strong connection to musical accompaniment are further divided into smaller groups according to their content. For example, dances with a work theme (Shoemaker, Dráteník, Mlynářský), etc.
Double dances (Šátečkový, Rejdovák and Rejdovačka, Zahradník), ordinary dances easier and less easy.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will demonstrate knowledge of basic dance steps, understand the differences in the performance of dance steps of different ethnographic regions, the dynamics and performance of individual dance steps, which will be presented in a simple etude

Can work in pairs, trios and groups. Works with movement dynamics, understands the work of the centre of gravity, can link dance steps.

Prerequisites and other requirements

none

Literature

Evaluation methods and criteria

Practical test of knowledge of at least two dances taught.

Other requirements: attendance 75%

Note

Teaching combines monological, applied, interactive teaching methods, encourages self-study within the framework of non-contact learning and student's critical thinking. The student is encouraged to create his/her own portfolio based on the acquisition of his/her own experience and skills.

Distance contact will be provided:

phone, email, video calls
through group platforms for communication between students (social networks, internet, apps, moodle, etc.)

The student's independent work within the contactless learning consists of:

studying selected literature on given topics
preparing warm-up exercises for the folk dance lesson
preparation of a short technical preparation for the given steps, which the student will present at the subsequent consultation

The student, as part of his/her independent activity

searches for simple dances in the recommended literature
prepare rhythmic exercises for 2/4 and 3/4 meter
prepares rhythmic-movement exercises for „mateník“
study examples on e-learning

Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025: