Scenic ballroom choreography: definition of concept

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to identify the essence of stage ballroom choreography based on the analysis of the definitions available in the modern scientific dimension. Methodology. The terminological method was used (to clarify, supplement the content and scope of the concepts of “dance,” “choreography,” “ballroom dance,” “stage ballroom choreography,” as well as to establish their relationship), a comparative analysis method (for the interpretation of identical dance concepts in scientific works domestic and foreign authors), methods of system analysis (to determine the features of stage ballroom choreography in the context of modern sociocultural space due to orientation to the principles of integrity and mutual actions); theoretical generalization method. Scientific novelty. The definition of stage ballroom choreography in the context of the development of modern socio-cultural space and academic thought has been analyzed, refined and supplemented; the analysis of the concepts of "dance," "choreography," "ballroom dance," "stage dance;" the characteristic features of the stage ballroom dance are identified and its vocabulary and compositional structure are considered. Conclusions. According to the trends of the contemporary sociocultural dimension, the content of the traditional concept of stage dance is expanding, deepening, and complemented by elements of postmodern choreographic and artistic practices. The study revealed that stage ballroom dance is an independent form of choreographic art, which is characterized by a unique bodily language, professional performance, certainty and completeness of form, a special type of composition in time and space, specific expressive means, the choice of which is determined by the genre of staging; differs in special versatility thanks to a specific combination of means of plastic, musical and artistic-aesthetic expressiveness, as well as sports-physical and moral development.