My diploma thesis deals with classical dancing in our country, I have tried to map different influences and the development of classical dancing since the coming of Augustin Bergr. I focused on variol styles and of course on persons who brought all the changes. Textbooks and manuals of dancing have also been dealt with.

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.

Thesis name: The evaluating of the change of walking quality in dancers in comparison with the normal population Thesis goal: This thesis deals with effect of long-term ballet dance on kinematic parameters of gait. The theoretical part includes basic characteristics of gait cycle and kinesiological and biomechanical findings of ballet movement and its compensatory mechanisms in musculoskeletal system. There is analyzed angular parameters of gait cycle in ballet dancers in performance of walking in the experimental part. The results will show if the many-years intensive training of dance affects the alignment of particular joints of the body during human walk. Method: Kinematic analysis by Qualisys system allowing automatic processing of record obtained with infrared cameras. Qualisys uses its own high-frequency cameras for precise movement tracking of the measured object using active or passive markers. Gathered data from device were processed and statictically evaluated with Microsoft Office Excel. Keywords: gait, bipedal locomotion, dance, gait analysis, gait of dancers, ballet, kinematics analysis

The master's thesis deals with Irish traditional music and its possible use in music teaching at lower secondary schools in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part provides information on Irish traditional music and the historical and geographical conditions under which it developed. The practical part deals with the possibilities of its implementation into school education in accordance with the Framework Educational Programme for Basic Education. Accompanying the thesis is an appendix consisting of pictures, texts, worksheets and sheet music. The attached CD contains audio and video recordings as well as multimedia presentations.

This thesis offers an insight into the way of exploring dance in nō theater as the "language of gestures", which it subjects to semantic analysis. The author deals with the formal structure of dance in nō - its historical origins and formal changes related to the context, and brings an analysis of the nowadays form and its components. The thesis also focuses on the process of semantic reception of dance - it examines the relationship of actors and audience in the historical and socio-cultural context, as well as the changes in semantic reception. Above all, a detailed analysis and translation of basic structural and semantic units of movement vocabulary is presented and subsequently used in specific semiological analysis of the choreography kuse from the play Hagoromo. Keywords: Japanese dance, nō theater, semantic analysis, Hagoromo

Diploma thesis Nestinars in southeastern part of Bulgaria focuses on the material and spiritual culture of Nestinars, a small group of people living in region of Strandja. The body of work describes in detail the specific phenomena of spiritual culture, which cut across the structure of traditional and contemporary Bulgarian folk customs. It describes ceremonies that are part of the clan, family, annual festivals and church calendar. Nestinars as a subculture, whose socio-cultural negotiations and ideas to some extent differ from the majority of the Orthodox population, they are perceived externally as part of it. In this work we meet with traditional clothing, folklore music and holy sacrifice. The parallel with the Greek rite anastnaria is mentioned in the work as well. Both groups represent a traditional ceremony where believers show their devotion to the saints by dance and walking on burning wood charcoal. Keywords nestinars - social group tradition - the transmission of customs and beliefs from generation to generation usually in framwork of certain culture or social group ceremony - a formal religious or public occassion, typically one celebraing particular event or anniversary; or ritual observances or procedures performed at grand and formal occassions to keep group's norms and values of...

This diploma thesis deals with self-concept of a maturing individual in dancing. We look into the way of self-perception of a dancer during their commitment to dancing as a leisure time activity in their process of growing up. In the theoretical part, the thesis deals with defining the terms related to movement, dancing and its various psychological and pedagogical aspects, especially expression and expressivity. The theoretical part also focuses on particular components of self-concept. The practical part contains case studies based on qualitative research, which stem from data achieved by in-depth interviews and introspection and retrospection done by the author of the thesis.

In my master thesis I compare four different personalities of the recent Czech contemporary dance and their dissimilar attitude to creation. The contents of my research are influences on forming and progress of their work and different creative backgrounds that lead to the uniqueness of their choreographical way and method. Dissimilarity of this process I negotiate through the insight into the four conrete results of their work, so through the four current choreographical pieces of these artists.

This master thesis deals with analysis of the first act of ballet Giselle. It is focused on the dramaturgy, dramatic actions and psychology of the characters. It compares different images of the first act from these sources: original libretto by Théophile Gautier and Jules-Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, notes by russian ballet master Antoine Titus, manuscript of Henri Justamant, libretto by Rostislav Zakharov, simplified choreographic script written by Cyril Beaumont and Leonid Lavrovsky's choreography written down by Natalia Konius. Attention is particularly focused on Justamant's manuscript and Konius's written record.

The given master’s thesis deals with the process of learning which is based on my own experience. I have taught the movement education in two primary schools, one time in a preparatory class and another in a first class. The experience of acting with inner partner attained at the Department of Authorial Creation and Pedagogy has been inspiring. During the classes I have used this predisposition to confirm that it can be used as one of the basics in pedagogical practice. In this paper I map my journey of a pedagogue. The emphasis is on the group and the role of the pedagogue in it. I am also taking into consideration the influence of movement education on the children and the way they learn through movement, which is a part of their personal growth. The interconnection between dancing and the pedagogical practice was essential for writing this paper.