Expressive Rythmic Activities - Dance

Base Knowledge

NA

Teaching Methodologies

The syllabus will be addressed in combination the increasing level of complexity and treated to form links between theoretical knowledge (exposure and dialogue), practical experimentation, observation/analysis and creation.

This practical curricular unit will have an exclusively continuous evaluation [100% = 20 values] considering the items:

1) Laboratory work – conceptual work of movement exercises/dance (25%)

2) Practical tests- performance bodily/expressive movement (65% )

3) Participation (10% )

Under point 8 of article 13º of the Academic Regulation of the 1st cycle of studies at ESEC, the student must meet the following specific conditions for access to the exam: have attended 60% of the classes and in the continuums evaluation have a minimal classification of 40% on item 1) and 50% on item 2).

The exam have a written (50%) and practical test (50%).

Learning Results

1. Understand the importance of dance as a socio-cultural phenomenon of man.

2.. Body awareness (expressive and comunication) through experience and analysis of multiple practical situations.

3. Analyze the characteristics of the elements of movement and dances.

4. Conception of movement and choreographic forms through recreating the dance elements studied.

5. Perception of movement as a means of communication, developing creativity and imagination kinetics.

6. Understand the terminology referring to the syllabus of the discipline.

Program

1. Introduction to the study of dance: anthropological perspective, dimensions and forms of dance

2. Movement elements

2.1. The body (body parts, body actions locomotor and non-locomotor and body shapes)

2.2. Space (self / general – paths, directions, levels, planes and volumes) 2.3. Time (rhythm, duration and speed

2.4. Energy/movement dynamics (weight and fluency)

2.5. Relationship (I / I, I / other, I / small group, I / large group and I / objects and environments)

2.6. Composition of movement ( in Sport Sciences and Leisure).

3. Traditional dances from Portugal, other countries and different times 3.1. Recreation of dances (in Sport Sciences and Leisure).

Grading Methods

Exame de recurso
  • - Practical tests - 50.0%
  • - Frequency - 50.0%
Continuous evaluation
  • - Performance bodily/expressive movement - 65.0%
  • - Attendance and Participation - 10.0%
  • - Evolution in the level of performance (5%) + Behavior and attitude (5%) - 25.0%

Internship(s)

NAO

Bibliography

Carline, S. (2011). Lesson plans for creative dance. Connecting with literature, arts, and music. Human Kinetics.

Fernandes, M. (2007). Coreografia tradicional: princípios de composição. In M. Moura & E. Monteiro (Eds.), Dança em contextos educativos (pp. 167-178). Cruz Quebrada: FMH.

Leandro, C., Monteiro, E. & Melo, F. (2018). Manual de Dança Criativa: uma aprendizagem interdisciplinar no 1.ºCiclo do Ensino Básico. Psicosoma.

Minton, S. (2013). Coreografia: método básico de creación de movimento. Paidotribo.

Parente, T. (2008). Danças tradicionais para crianças e jovens. Thierry Parente.

Rodríguez, J. & Frías, J. (2002). Bailes del mundo: una propuesta de bailes populares para Educación Primaria. Paidotribo.

Ruso, H. (2003). La danza en la escuela. Inde.