Dance medicine 2

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Subject guarantor

Name of lecturer(s)

Sara Maria PUCHOWSKA

Department

The subject provides Dance Department

Contents

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. 40 hours distance learning, 10 hours full-time per semester.

The course creates conditions for learning to move consciously in the present body and mind. Based on one's own immediate experience, there is an awareness of the basic principles of dance medicine, i.e., elimination of excess effort and tension, increased speed, flexibility, stability, communication, etc.

The course builds on the material covered in the courses Fundamentals of Movement Training and Kinesiology, which it develops practically for the needs of dance pedagogy. It is taught in two semesters.

The aim of the study

• is to get to know one's own body and its possibilities as a tool of communication so that the body becomes a source of communication
• to understand the basic principles related to the health of the dancer
• to be oriented in the basic anatomical, biomechanical and motor principles related to dance education
• develop theoretical and research skills and apply them to one's own teaching practice, i.e. be able to select adequate conditioning and somatic practices and use them appropriately
• be familiar with the basic literature and current trends in sports medicine
• be able to handle basic work with exercise and medical equipment and be able to incorporate them appropriately into practical teaching

Topics:

Professional and non-professional dancer:

• Working with emotions, feelings
• preparation for training/rehearsals/performances
• everyday life as a dancer
• life after dance career
• differences between dance genres (how they affect the body)

Nutrition

• composition of an appropriate diet (fats, proteins, carbohydrates, proteins, sugars, minerals, etc.)
• principles of drinking and its rationale
• health problems related to eating disorders, allergies and other diseases

Injuries, accidents in and out of the work environment and recovery

Influence of mental state and health condition on dancer's performance and expression

Core (power house) - the centre of the body (composition, structure, function)

Examples of practical exercises (simple and effective methods of strengthening, mobilising and relaxing joints and muscles)

Learning outcomes

The student will demonstrate a practical and theoretical knowledge of the basic principles of dance medicine through the explanation of terms, principles and their drills, as well as their use in lesson construction.

• The student will be able to elaborate simple preventive exercises practiced in dance training or everyday life.
• can select, explain and apply simple and effective methods of strengthening, mobilising and relaxing joints and muscles using exercise and medical equipment (over ball, thera-band, hedgehog, balance pads)

Prerequisites and other requirements

Exercises

Literature

Doporučená literatura:

CLIPPINGER, Karen S. Dance anatomy and kinesiology. Second edition. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 2016. ISBN 1450469280.

DIMON, Theodore. Anatomy of the Moving Body. North Atlantic Books, 2008. ISBN 155643720X.

FRANKLIN, Eric N. Conditioning for dance. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, c2004. ISBN 0736041567.

FRIEDL, Fritz. Das Gesetz der Balance: Chinesisches Gesundheitswissen für ein langes Leben. Goldmann Verlag, 2016. ISBN 3442221382.

KELEMAN, Stanley. Emotional Anatomy: The Structure of Experience. Center Pr, 1989. ISBN 978-0934320108.

LARSEN, Christian, Claudia LARSEN a Oliver HARTELT. Körperhaltungen analysieren und verbessern: look@yourself - work@yourself. Trias, 2008. 978-3830434696.

MCGILL, Stuart. Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance. Stuart Mc Gill, 2017. ISBN 978-80-204-4350-2.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Processing of the tasks assigned during the class, written work on the topic „Analysis of the human body - dancer“ (min. 5 pages)

Other requirements: attendance of at least 80%, activity in class

Note

The course combines monological, applied and interactive teaching methods, and encourages self-study and critical thinking.

Contact in distance form will be provided:

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

Independent work of the student in the context of contactless learning consists of

 application of specific methodological knowledge in their own pedagogical practice

 analysing the prepared lesson and evaluating its effectiveness

 making recordings and notes of the lesson for subsequent discussion and defence during scheduled consultations

Specific examples of tasks and exercises:

• The student will develop a simple preventive exercise practiced in dance training or everyday life.
• the student will apply simple and effective methods of strengthening, mobilising and relaxing joints and muscles using exercise and medical equipment (over ball, thera-band, hedgehog, balance pads)

The student will prepare a written seminar paper on the topic „Analysis of the Human Body - Dancer“ with a minimum of 5 NS.

Further information

This course is an elective for all students of this school

Schedule for winter semester 2024/2025:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2024/2025:

The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Classical Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Folk Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Modern and Contemporary Dance (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)
• Dance Pedagogy (BA - part time) Dance Education (Required subjects with the possibility of repeat registration)