COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEDITATIVE DANCE : BODY AWARENESS THERAPY-BAT 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOP 1027 MEDITATIVE DANCE : BODY AWARENESS THERAPY-BAT 1 ELECTIVE 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Opera

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

SEVINÇ RENKVER

Offered to

Opera

Course Objective

Initiate a holistic enhancement to eliminate the comunicational traumas of the body and promote the balance and enhance the posture; provide comfort in physical and energy levels, enable emotional regulation, functional motion, effective breathing and attain better voice performances for a better artist profile;

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Promote a positive effect on the whole being (body, mind and spirit).
2   Initiating life awareness, might enhance self dicipline, creative mind and visual esthetics.
3   Help develop a powerful, careful, observant, coping and happy artist personality by applying awareness, creativity and focus on craft.
4   Breathing exercises may have positive effect on the autonomic nervous system and help the diaphragm and enhance voice capacity to higher pitches.
5   Help enhance creativity and artistic success beyond the limits with a healthy existance as body-mind-spirit.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Theoretical = Make use of various techniques and theories with sources and literature. 9. Meditative Dance Exercises - Medibeça
2 Practical = Apply techniques like `Journey in the body , Alexander Trager-Feldenkreiss-Gardjieff, etc. Exercising the coordination of voice, breathing and motion. Therapies basing on awareness. Practicing yoga and meditation. 10. Meditative Dance Exercises - Medibeça
3 1.week Alexander technique 11. Meditative Dance Exercises - Medibeça
4 2. Alexander technique 12. Meditative Dance Exercises - Medibeça
5 3. Alexander technique 13. Laban Technique
6 4. Alexander technique 14. Finals
7 5. Elementer Dance
8 6. Elementer Dance
9 7. Midterm
10 8. Meditative Dance Exercises - Medibeça

Recomended or Required Reading

Ana kaynak: RENKVER,Sevinç. Yaşlıların Psiko-Sosyal Uyumlarının Kazandırılmasında Bir Araç Olarak Halk Danslarının Meditatif Etkileri Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü-Izmir, 1991.
WOSIEN,Gabriele.Tanz .München,Kösel 1985.
RENKVER, Sevinç. Dans Terapi 19.Anadolu Psikiyatri Günleri, Kongre Sunumu, 2010.
Yardımcı kaynaklar: RENKVER, Sevinç. Ruhunuzu ve Bedeninizi Dansla Terapi Edin ITO Ekonomik Vizyon Dergisi sy.64,Izmir ,2004.
BECK, Aaron T. Bilişsel Terapi ve Duygusal Bozukluklar Litera Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2008.
DRAKE,Jonathan. Alexander Tekniği Ege Meta Yayınları, 1991.
Diğer ders materyalleri: Dersle ilgili görsel web sayfaları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Special one-to-one
Couple techniques (Alexandre-Helen, Feldenkreiss-Labangardieff)
Medibeça (meditative mental and spiritual exercises)
Enhancement and development techniques like yoga and meditation are taught to utilise
Incorporate into dance and motion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE
3 RST RESIT
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE RST


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Regular attendance to class,
The effect of studies on student s awareness and creativity,
Face and body expressions of emotions and thoughts, evaluated by the compliance of other hints and observance as a whole.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

%80 attendance is required.
Absence in class has a negative effect on the whole development.
Comfortable outfit required to comply with the purpose of class.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevincrenkver@hotmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Preparing assignments 2 2 4
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 62

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.12323331
LO.2312313
LO.33233332
LO.43
LO.53331133

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