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Contemporary Dance and Ballroom Dance: Different Dance Environments from the Point View of Dancers and Audience
Slavíková, Petra ; Stavělová, Daniela (advisor) ; Halbich, Marek (referee)
The thesis examines the phenomenon of nonverbal communication via dance from the perspective of anthropology of dance. The objective of the thesis is to analyze the dance environment of contemporary and ballroom dance, based on the point of view of the dancers as well as of the audience. I determine the differences in the ways these forms of dance communicate through dance performances. I examine how dance functions as a means of language, on which level the communication is processing and what meanings and messages the audience decodes within the dance performance. The phenomenon of dance in its natural environment is studied semiotically, as a form of language in certain context. The fieldwork method is based on participant observation and semistructured interviews with both dancers and audience. The research was conducted in the studio of Nová scéna - Lidé v pohybu in Prague, which teaches contemporary dance, and in the dance club Akcent Dobruška, which focuses on ballroom dance. Keywords: Anthropology of Dance, Nonverbal Communication, Contemporary Dance, Ballroom Dance, Semiology, Performance, Audience, Meaning.
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Contemporary Dance and Ballroom Dance: Different Dance Environments from the Point View of Dancers and Audience
Slavíková, Petra ; Stavělová, Daniela (advisor) ; Halbich, Marek (referee)
The thesis examines the phenomenon of nonverbal communication via dance from the perspective of anthropology of dance. The objective of the thesis is to analyze the dance environment of contemporary and ballroom dance, based on the point of view of the dancers as well as of the audience. I determine the differences in the ways these forms of dance communicate through dance performances. I examine how dance functions as a means of language, on which level the communication is processing and what meanings and messages the audience decodes within the dance performance. The phenomenon of dance in its natural environment is studied semiotically, as a form of language in certain context. The fieldwork method is based on participant observation and semistructured interviews with both dancers and audience. The research was conducted in the studio of Nová scéna - Lidé v pohybu in Prague, which teaches contemporary dance, and in the dance club Akcent Dobruška, which focuses on ballroom dance. Keywords: Anthropology of Dance, Nonverbal Communication, Contemporary Dance, Ballroom Dance, Semiology, Performance, Audience, Meaning.
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Media image show star dance and its impact on the public
Morávková, Pavlína ; Kruml, Milan (advisor) ; Zábrodská, Kristina (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to create the media image of the StarDance... Když hvězdy tančí show in printed media, on the internet and on Česká televize and analyze its impact on the general public. The StarDance show is a global TV franchise broadcast in more than thirty countries around the world. It originated in the United Kingdom as Strictly Come Dancing. Česká televize bought the license and broadcast the first season in 2006. The thesis compares the Czech version of the show with the original British version as well as the Polish one, drawing attention to the differences in the number of episodes and couples, in the way the competition is judged etc. StarDance is an entertaining dance show which follows the competition of couples composed of a celebrity and a professional dancer. The dances which the couples practice are mostly ballroom dances usually taught in dance classes for general public. The media image is closely connected to the public ballroom classes. Its main purpose is to examine whether StarDance has raised awareness of social dance and helped arouse interest in dance classes. The internationally acclaimed show comprises more than just the Saturday live broadcast. Both the show's web pages and its Facebook profile teem with commentaries, interviews and picture. Chapter 3 StarDance...
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