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Please read the handout on an
“Introduction to Applied Dance
Studies 1,” which has been shared
with you in BigSky.
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The handout not only gives you an
introduction to this course; but lists
the course description,
requirements, and grade
components.
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Please read it carefully and email
me at
marialucina.desantos@benilde.ed
u.ph for your questions and/or
clarifications.
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Let’s begin.
what is
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ballet
PEDAGOGY
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It’s an organic way of
applying the craft of
ballet into the body.
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As a dancer
retires from
the stage…
agrippina
VAGANOVA
1879–1951
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…she will often
embark upon a
teaching career…
Agrippina Vaganova, 1879–1951
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…in order to
provide a
continuation of
that tradition for
the next
generation.
Agrippina Vaganova, 1879–1951
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Like others
before her, she
will then
discover that it’s
not
uncommon…
Agrippina Vaganova, 1879–1951
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Dance science
had its
beginnings in
the late 1960s.
Agrippina Vaganova, 1879–1951
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Colleges and
universities
began to turn a
serious eye…
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…to the analysis of
the physical
components of
dancing.
Agrippina Vaganova, 1879–1951
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Rudimentary
equipment…
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…had given way to
very sophisticated
movement analysis
systems, such as
the 7–camera
motion capture
systems.
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As the ability to
see dance
increased with
more refined
tools…
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…teachers of dance had
to make anatomically
sound decisions…
Agrippina Vaganova, 1879–1951
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…in the training of
young dancers.
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They realized that
technique class should be
the first stop…
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…to injury prevention.
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This course will attempt to
touch on the most blatant
discrepancies between what
is taught…
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Is this
the norm
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The technique
of ballet, as
codified and
practiced in a
class or
studio…
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…was
developed at
a time
when…
https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/diaghilev-and-the-ballets-russes
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…biomechanical
and kinesiological
principles of
movement were
poorly understood.
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Misconceptions
became part of
the ritual of dance
class and dance
training…
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…passing from
generation to
generation.
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An important
concern was that
such
misinformation…
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…led to injury
and decreased
aesthetic
performance.
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In recent years,
advances in
biomechanical
analyses allowed
dance researchers
to see what
occurred during
skill execution.
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In many cases,
the instructions
given during a
dance class…
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…did not match biomechanical reality.
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It must be pointed out that as
this field of dance science grew,
the lessons of good research
were integrated quite slowly.
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Jo Anna Kneeland
first wrote a series
of articles in 1966,
on ballet technique
with an anatomical
perspective, for
Dance Magazine.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/march-1931-dance-magazine-nude-deco-1796290079
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It was more than a
decade however,
before actual
research actively
began looking at the
difference between
what the dancer is
asked to do…
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…and what is
actually
possible to
accomplish.
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The purpose of this course is to
gain a greater understanding of
how careful a teacher of dance
needs to be in the teaching of
good technique.
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Dance
teachers teach
what they were
taught.
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Traditionally,
dance teachers
use the same
language,
images,
technical
corrections…
alexandr
PUSHKIN
1907–1970
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…and
approach,
that they
experienced
as students.
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Books on
pedagogy
are few.
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Anatomy
lessons have
only just been
implemented in
training
programs.
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We will endeavor to cover as
many teaching components as
possible…
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Russian ballet dancer, Tamara Karsavina (1885–1978) with young pupils at her dancing studio, 18 May 1932.
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…alignment…
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…the pacing
and progression
of classes…
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…and the
different
methods of
ballet
instruction.
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But before everything
else, a teaser…
…or food for your
thoughts…
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…on why it’s worth it
to become a teacher!
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Please proceed
to the next set of
slides.