This diploma thesis is focusing on the comparison of the rotating dance ´sedlcká´ from villages Bílovice, Částkov and Staré Město in ansambles Dolina, Kalina and Rosénka. The comparison is done with dances on VHS publication of Folklore dances from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. The equalities and the differences between particular versions of the dances are written down. For this I used the method of the participating and nonparticipating observation and the method of the interview. The diploma thesis contains the disquisition about the region Slovácko as well as the dance and music in its area and the summary of the rotating dances in this southeastern region of Moravia.

In his thesis the author is reflecting subject (theme) of Nudity/nakedness in dance. The thesis is divided in six chapters. The first chapter is concerned with the term nudity/nakedness in general. The second chapter moves to the concept of nudity/nakedness in a short summary of historical context. This chapter is divided in seven sub-chapters, due to historical period or region. Third chapter is about nudity/nakedness in a dance art. Then summary of main topic follows, where the author tries to define different ways of using nudity/nakedness in dance art, when using several examples from dance history. The thesis also includes interviews with dance artists from the Czech republic and Slovakia. Intention of the thesis is to bring closer the phenomenon of nudity/nakedness in dance as a controversial theme. ?

Dissertation discusses the cultural phenomenon of Brazilian capoeira and its Czech and European form. The whole text is divided into two parts, historical and anthropological. After an introduction describing the primarily motivation to study Capoeira we find a treatise on the methods of research and its process, which is related to the linguistic definition of the use of Portuguese terms. The first part of the anthropological section gives the reader an image of historical context of the development of capoeira in Brazil, and subsequently in Europe. Informations in this section are primarily taken from written sources, ie are driven from already explored areas of the theory of capoeira. The description of the European context is followed by a part where the entrance of capoeira into the Czech Republic is described and where the findings from my own research begin to be processed. Text flows into the anthropological treatise on the processes accompanying implantation of the exotic phenomenon in European countries and the reasons that led to it. The last part of the thesis deals with the effects of globalization of capoeira and various influences that changed or evolved the art in the new environment. The work presents the latest findings from the history and present of capoeira in its native Brazil as well as in Europe and is also the first work on the subject in the country.

In my dissertation Dance in Israeli Society I have tried to describe the position and perception of dance in contemporary Israeli society from the perspective of modern methods of anthropological research. I have used the methods of the work in the field - authentic interviews with Israeli dancers and Israeli choreographers, with the use of publications in English and Hebrew. My observation were focused on modern Israeli society but with understanding the context of the Jewish history and the transformation of the status of dance in Jewish society from the Biblical times, through the period of diaspora until the Zionist ideas that led to the creation of modern State Israel. Context is completed with a reflection on the current problems of Israeli society and a positive role of dance as a the medium in mutual understanding of different social groups in the contemporary society,. I accent the rolraelská kultura, židovské náboženství, izraelská společnost, národní identita, antropologie tance, tělesná kultura, pohybový jazyk, současný tanec, lidový tanec, etnický tanec, tanec v náboženství, Gaga, Feldenkrais, metoda Ilan Lev, Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation e of dance in building of new modern State Israel and its culture in helping creating new Israeli culture and searching for the Israeli national identity. It also includes an insight into the methods and tools developed in Israel that are unique for the contemporary dance world in Israel,

The diploma thesis surveys the genesis and evolution of jazz dance largely on

The thesis provides a survey of the profession of a dancing master in Bohemia in the 20th century with overlap to the present. The author continues the research of the profession of dancing masters she started in her bachelor thesis, where this topic was explored in the context of the 19th century. This master thesis deals with the input assumptions an individual had to fulfill in order to be officially considered as a dancing master. Particular aspects related to organizing dance courses are covered as well (dancing master as the main organizer in his dance school or without it, or dancing master only as a pedagogue while someone else organizes dance courses). The profession of a dancing master is analyzed in the context of particular activities in which dancing masters of 20th century were involved. The aim was also to gain an idea about the social status and the prestige of the dancing master?s profession.

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Title: Judging systems of competitions in dance sport from judges point of view Objectives: The main goal of the thesis is to introduce the absolute judging system used on a dances sport competitions 3.0 to a wider public, and to describe differences between absolute judging systems 2.0, 2.1 and 3.0. Next goal is to map opinions, knowledge and attitudes of the TOP judges of the CDSF towards the judging systems of the dance sport. Methods: To obtain the necessary data for the elaboration of the thesis was used a method of electronic questionnaires. For the elaboration of a theoretical part of the thesis were used primary sources, professional literature and experts' own materials. Result: The thesis maps used systems of dance sport in the Czech Republic and abroad and their main progress towards objective and measurable judging. Based on survey, the questionnaire reveals the knowledge, opinions and attitudes of the Czech TOP judges towards System 3.0. In fact, the thesis is a breakthrough, because even though the absolute judging system 3.0 is already used in practice, there is still no Czech written documentation of its work or usage. Keywords: Dance sport, Latin, Ballroom, Dance, Judges, Judging systems, Sport, The questionnaire

Title: Description of somatotype as part of sports performance in sports dance. Objectives: Create images of selected portions of the structure of sport performance in sport dancing. Help everyone in this sport. Establish model Czech dance couples in the world's top closer, only with a certain measurement for certain segments of the exercise. Methods: For the Purposes of this paper we will work with methods: analysis of scientific literature, the method of interviewing, observation method. Results: The aim was to show the close similarity between the partners and partner dancing couples individually and as a whole. These results I was able to prove (the differences were minimal). Based on my research, it is possible to generalize the model, which is important for dance and sport for all athletes who want to get closer world leaders. Keywords: Sports performance, sports dance, posture, BMI, WHR, height, weight, Latin American and Standard dances, somatotype.

The main goal of this thesis is to clarify the situation of the Czech contemporary dance platform in the nineteen-nineties and its transformation, on the basis of four case studies of concrete personalities and their dance works: Eva Černá a Karel Vaněk (Little blue nothing), Lenka Flory (..and where is Mary?), Jan Kodet (Jade) and Petr Tyc (The Fall of The House of Usher). The emphasis is put on catching the different qualities of movement, searching for the origins of their source of inspiration. In order to understand the deeper context of this period it was necessary to briefly describe the development of "scénický" ("scenic") dance before 1989. This matter is put into the larger context of the change in aesthetics of the corporeality since the nineteen-sixties and the formation of the concept of contemporary dance with delimitation of its content.