Somatic practices within modern balance choreography

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyse the formation and development of somatic practices in the context of modern ballroom choreography. Methodology. The methods of research are an organic set of basic principles of analysis: objectivity, historicism, multifactor, systemicity, complexity, development and pluralism, and to achieve the goal, the following methods of scientific knowledge are used: problem-chronological, concrete historical, statistical, descriptive, logical- analytical. Scientific novelty. The analysis of the historical development of somatic practices in the USA was conducted, and their connection with modern and ballroom dances was explored; The main aspects of leading practices (Kinetic Awareness, Alexander Technique, DanceKinesis and TangoKinesis) are considered and analyzed in the context of the methodology of teaching choreographic disciplines for ballroom choreography students, improving the skills of ballroom dance teachers and professional dancers; the expediency of using somatic techniques, techniques and training in the field of study and professional activity in ballroom choreography was found. Conclusions. As a result of the analysis of the formation and development of somatic practices (kinetics, kinesthetics, ideokinez, etc.) in the context of modern ballroom choreography, it has been proved that: the benefits of somatic practices contributed to their massive popularization in the educational field on the scientific aspects of choreographic art in general and ballroom choreography in particular; techniques and techniques of thinking and body movements designed to study ballroom dances con-tribute to the acquisition of dance skills from natural body movements, the sensation of music and rhythm, the distribution of musical accompaniment in time and space to comprehend the process of impeccable movement; the use of somatic practices in the process of professional dancers contributes to the formation of kinesthetic awareness in order to implement a high artistic level of performance of ballroom dancing. In our opinion, the use of somatic practices in the training of ballroom dances and the professional activities of domestic choreographers will contribute to the formation of a new generation of dancers, raising the level of technical performance and artistry.