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Rethinking traditional modes of teaching and learning classical dance using optimal theory with the students of the 2nd cycle dance course at PALLC° - Performing Arts School & Conservatory

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ABSTRACT - This final internship report was developed within the Master's Degree Course of Dance Education (MED2) at the Superior School of Dance (ESD3) of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon (IPL), Portugal. The internship focused on the Classical Dance Technique as a research method for teaching and learning and was implemented at PALLC° - Performing Arts School & Conservatory with students of the second year (second cycle) within the academic school year 2021/2022 of vocational artistic education (EAE4). A pedagogical approach was assumed in which the teacher acted as facilitator in the student's individual learning processes. The main objectives of this research were directed towards the integration of learners' existing individual and natural movement flow using OPTIMAL Theory (OT / Wulf & Lewthwaite, Psychon Bull Rev 23, 2016) as a pedagogical tool of the movement canon in Classical Dance. Based on the learning process of movements according to Hotz & Weineck (1983), the research proposition was the establishment of student autonomy, motivation, and self-confidence by optimizing motor performance (short term) and motor learning (long term) through the implementation and exploration of OT. Action-research provided the operational scheme as practice based on bodily, artistic, technical, and educational pedagogical transformation, thereby highlighting the following concepts: Classical Dance; Learning processes and OPTIMAL Theory. This specific methodology sought answers that met general and specific objectives of this work along with the selection of data collection tools such as logbook, observation grids, video recording and photography. The final analysis reflects the different concrete implementation possibilities of OPTIMAL Theory within the teaching of Classical Dance, concluding that the teaching of Classical Dance is a holistic process in which the integration of OPTIMAL Theory proves to be a valuable pedagogical tool.
O estudo foi desenvolvido no ambito do Curso de Mestrado em Ensino de Danca da Escola Superior de Danca (ESD) e do Instituto Politecnico de Lisboa (IPL), em Portugal. O estagio foi implementado na disciplina Tecnica de Danca Classica durante o ano letivo de 2021/2022 na PALLC° - Performing Arts School & Conservatory com os alunos do 2o ano (2o ciclo) do ensino artistico especializado (EAE). Inspirado pelo conceito pedagogico em que o professor atua como facilitador no processo de aprendizagem individual do seu aluno, os principais objetivos desta investigacao foram a integracao do fluxo e movimento organico existente dos alunos utilizando a OPTIMAL Theory (OT) como ferramenta pedagogica, durante a transmissao do conteudo do canone do movimento na Danca Classica. Tendo por base o processo de aprendizagem dos movimentos, pretendeu-se explorar e utilizar a OT como ferramenta pedagogica capaz de estimular a autonomia, motivacao e autoconfianca nos alunos, e em simultaneo otimizando o desempenho motor (curto prazo) e a aprendizagem motora (longo prazo). A metodologia de investigacao selecionada foi a investigacao-acao, onde foram produzidas investigacoes teoricas de base sobre os topicos: Danca Classica, processo de aprendizagem e OT. Esta metodologia especifica procurou respostas que redarguissem aos objetivos gerais e especificos deste trabalho, juntamente com a selecao de ferramentas de recolha de dados, tais como diario de bordo, grelhas de observacao, gravacao de video e fotografia. A analise final reflete as diferentes possibilidades concretas de implementacao da OPTIMAL Theory no ensino da danca classica. A conclusao desta investigacao e que o ensino da danca classica e um processo holistico no qual a integracao da OPTIMAL Theory se revela um valioso instrumento pedagogico.

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Internship report submitted to the Escola Superior de DanƧa in candidacy for the degree in Master of Dance Education

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Classical dance Motor learning Optimal theory DanƧa clƔssica Aprendizagem motora Optimal theory

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Knapp, P. (2022). Rethinking traditional modes of teaching and learning classical dance using optimal theory with the students of the 2nd cycle dance course at PALLC° - Performing Arts School & Conservatory. [Master thesis, Escola Superior de Dança, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa] . Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/15198

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Instituto PolitƩcnico de Lisboa, Escola Superior de DanƧa