On 23-25 May, 2024, at the state-of-the-art facilities of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, the academic staff of the Department of Choreography and Dance Sports held the First All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference “Tendencies and Prospects of Choreographic Art Development in the Context of Cultural and Educational Processes”.
The Department of Choreography and Dance Sports of the National University on Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine, the Department of Choreography and Art History of the Ivan Bobersky Lviv State University of Physical Culture, the Faculty of Choreographic Art of the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, and the Department of Choreography of the H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University also co-organised the large-scale scientific and educational event.
Due to the imposition of martial law and active hostilities on the territory of our country, the scientific event was held in a mixed format, which did not prevent the establishment of a constructive dialogue and effective professional communication between representatives of the academic community of leading Ukrainian universities and professional practitioners, who discussed the main trends and prospects for the development of choreographic art, presented cases from the experience of choreographic groups from different regions of our country, analysed the basis for the formation of conflict.
The participants of the conference were welcomed by Vice-Rector for Scientific and International Work of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Olena Stepova, Dean of the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Lina Rybalko, Acting Rector of Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, Doctor of Arts, Associate Professor Nataliia Riabukha, Head of the Department of Choreography and Art History at the Ivan Bobersky Lviv State University on Physical Culture, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Valentyna Sosina, Head of the Department of Choreography and Dance Sports at the National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine, Sciences in Physical Education, Associate Professor Ihor Soronovych, and Head of the Department of Choreography at H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor Olena Yefimova, who wished for interesting discussions and successful presentations.
During the plenary session of the conference, constructive reports were presented: Ihor Soronovych, Head of the Department of Choreography and Dance Sports of the National University on Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine, Candidate of Physical Education, Associate Professor (“Current state and perspective directions of development of sports ballroom dancing. The role of the All-Ukrainian Dance Council NGO, tasks and opportunities”), Jukka Haapalainen and Sirpa Suutari, multiple Finnish champions, world and European champions, winners of the Blackpool International Dance Festival (“Peculiarities of evaluating dance couples in the Latin American programme”), Valentyna Sosina, Head of the Department of Choreography and Art History at the Ivan Bobersky Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor (“Problems of professional burnout of choreographic art teachers”), Iryna Mostova, Associate Professor of the Department of Folk Choreography at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, Candidate of Sciences in Art History (“Optimising the work of a choreographer with the help of modern software”), Olena Yefimova, Head of the Department of Choreography at the H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor (“Peculiarities of the experience of choreographic groups in Kharkiv and Kharkiv region”), Kozynko Lilia, Candidate in Art History, Associate Professor of the Department of Choreography and Dance Sports of National University of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine (“The Basics of Forming Conflict Competence in the Process of Professional Training of Choreography Students”), Petro Horhol, Honoured Worker of Culture of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Choreography and Dance Sports of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, Associate Professor (“The Department of Choreography and Dance Sports of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”: Present and Prospects”), Vitalii Horhol, Senior Teacher at the Department of Choreography and Dance Sports of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic” (“Organisational and Methodological Model of Forming the Aesthetic Culture of Future Choreographers in a Higher Education Institution”).
The conference also included master classes : “Regional peculiarities of Ukrainian national costumes and their terminology” (Olena Kurdupova, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Choreographic Arts of the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, Senior Teacher at the Department of Folk Choreography, winner of international competitions), “Rhythmic, musicality and expressiveness of dance movements when creating hip-hop choreography” (Oleksandr Herashchenko, winner of the All-Ukrainian TV project “Tantsiuiut vsi 3 (Dance All - 3)”, judge of national and international dance competitions, Master of Choreography), “Improving the Exercise of Classical Dance at the Support by Introducing Various Turns and Spins” (Nataliia Didyk, Teacher at the Department of Choreography and Art History, Ivan Boberskyi Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Member of the National Choreographic Union of Ukraine, Master of Choreography, ballet dancer, leading character ballerina of the Lviv National Opera and Ballet Theatre named after S. Krushelnytska), “Methods of Teaching Historical and Domestic Dance for Higher Education Institutions”(Yana Sheleikis, Senior Teacher at the Department of Choreography and Art History, Ivan Bobersky Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Master of Choreography), “Characteristic features of the performance of Ukrainian folk-stage dance in different regions of Ukraine” (Valentyna Vartovnyk, Associate Professor of the Department of Choreography and Art History at the Ivan Bobersky Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Honoured Worker of Culture of Ukraine, Honoured Educationist of Ukraine, member of the National Choreographic Union of Ukraine, founder and author of the curriculum of the first folk dance school in Western Ukraine, “Serpanok”, “Technique of Performing Movements and Combinations of Hungarian Dance” Andrii Boiko, Senior Teacher at the Department of Choreography and Art History of the Ivan Bobersky Lviv State University of Physical Culture, Master of Choreography), “The Technique of Performing Cha-Cha-Cha Dance Moves” Nataliia Rosenko, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor of Department of Choreography and Dance Sports, and Dmytro Rosenko, postgraduate student of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”), “Cross’ part of the lesson in Jazz-modern dance” (Victoriia Sydorenko, member of the National Choreographic Union of Ukraine, senior Teacher at the Department of Choreography of H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University).
About 70 academic staff, students and postgraduate students from leading Ukrainian universities took part in the four breakout sessions, sharing their own experience in the development of contemporary dance.
The final chord of the conference was the All-Ukrainian Festival of Choreographic Art “Poltava Polytechnic Dance Fest”, which took place on 25 May, 2024 on the state-of-the-art stage of the Centre for Culture and Student Creativity of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”.
Representatives of dance groups from different regions of Ukraine took part in the dance nominations of the festival. The interesting creative atmosphere was created by the Director of the Centre for Culture and Student Creativity of Poltava Polytechnic, Candidate of Social Communications, Associate Professor Hlib Kudriashov.
The dancers’ performances were judged by a highly qualified panel of judges: Petro Horhol, Honoured Worker of Culture of Ukraine, Honoured Artist of Ukraine, Honoured Sports Dance Worker of Ukraine, International Judge of the World Dance Council, Head of the Department of Choreography and Dance Sports of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, Oleksandr Herashchenko, winner of the All-Ukrainian TV project “Tantsiuiut vsi 3 (Dance All - 3)”, judge of national and international dance competitions, Master of Choreography; Olha Hniedova, Head of the Poltava Regional Branch of the National Dance Union of Ukraine, Master of Choreography, Artistic Director of the “Svitanok”Folk Dance Ensemble and the “Kapriz” Dance Studio, Olena Kurdupova, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Choreographic Arts at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, Senior Teacher at the Department of Folk Dance, winner of international competitions; Victoriia Sydorenko, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Choreography at the Hryhorii Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, winner of national and international contemporary dance competitions, member of the National Dance Union of Ukraine, head of the “Sharm” School of Contemporary Sports Dance.
The winners and participants of the festival were awarded with diplomas, medals and cups, and the audience received positive emotions from communicating with contemporary choreographic art.
The final session of the conference was held at the end of the festival. The materials of the participants of the First All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference “Tendencies and Prospects of Choreographic Art Development in the Context of Cultural and Educational Processes” are available on the official website of National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”.
It should be recalled that the Centre of Choreographic Art was opened at Poltava Polytechnic, where the first-year students of speciality 024 Choreography made their debut and were iniciated.
Recently, the second All-Ukrainian sports dance competition “Rector’s Cup of Poltava Polytechnic” took place at our university, artistic teams of Poltava Polytechnic performed at the regional competition and review “Where is the harmony in the family”, teachers and choreography students discussed successful cases of the choreography team leader’s activity on the example of a children’s dance ensemble, students-choreographers had an open class on the methodology of teaching classical dance, university teachers and students attended a guest lecture on the choreographer’s style of work in technical and aesthetic sports, future choreographers attended a master class in Brazilian samba from a famous sports dance mentor Olena Rahulina, and the winner of “Tantsiuiut vsi 3 (Dance All - 3)” Oleksandr Herashchenko held a master class in modern dance for students-choreographers of Polytechnic.
Earlier, Poltava Polytechnic started cooperation with Kharkiv State Academy of Culture.
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