Experiencing a guided visualisation and preparation for dance expression

V diplomski nalogi sem se osredinila na vodeno vizualizacijo in pripravo na plesno ustvarjanje. Izhajala sem iz današnje velike težave, ki se pojavlja že pri otrocih – stresa. Otrokom danes najbolj primanjkuje tišine in umirjenosti, zato sem se odločila, da jih z vodeno vizualizacijo popeljem v svet domišljije, tišine in umirjenosti. V teoretičnem delu sem se osredinila na samo vodeno vizualizacijo. Z njo si skušamo čim bolj slikovito in plastično predstavljati scene, predmete in dejanja. Pred izvajanjem vizualizacije se moramo sprostiti in najti udoben položaj. Posvetila sem se tudi stresu in vplivu, ki ga ima na otroka. Zelo pomembno je, da vzgojitelj pozna najpogostejše znake stresa pri otroku. Njegovi znaki so lahko čustveni, vedenjski ali telesni. Prav zaradi tega je sprostitev nujno potrebna zaradi tempa, v katerem živimo. Tako opisujem tudi sprostitvene tehnike, ki so primerne za izvedbo v vrtcu. Osredinila sem se tudi na ustvarjalni gib, ki združuje sprostitveno dejavnost, domišljijo, gibanje in ustvarjalno izražanje. Navajam tudi pomen ustvarjalnega giba za razvoj otrok. V empiričnem delu sem otroke osredinila na izvajanje sprostitvene tehnike, tj. vodeno vizualizacijo. Po sprostitveni tehniki sem otroke spodbujala k plesnemu izražanju. Opazovala sem, ali se otroci znajo sprostiti in ali so po sprostitveni tehniki bolj ustvarjalni za plesno izražanje. Ugotovila sem, da so bili rezultati zelo pozitivni. Otroci so bili bolj sproščeni in zadovoljni. Opazila sem, kako velika je njihova domišljija in kako zelo so ustvarjalni. V svoji skupini otrok sem prišla do zaključka, da so umirjeni in sproščeni otroci polni domišljije in kreativnosti. Pripravljeni so sodelovati in se dopolnjevati.The thesis focuses on guided visualisation and preparation for dance expression. The starting point was a burning issue that even affects children – stress. Nowadays children lack silence and peace, which is why we decided to conduct a guided visualisation to take them to a world of imagination, quiet and peacefulness. The theoretical part deals with guided visualisation to provide a vivid and clear picture of the scene, actions and the objects used. It is also necessary to find a comfortable position before the visualisation begins. Another point of interest was stress and its impact on the child. Preschool teachers should be able to recognise the most common symptoms of stress in children, which may be either emotional, behavioural or physical. Because the current pace of life calls for relaxation, we explored relaxation techniques that could be used in kindergarten. The thesis also looks into creative movement, which involves relaxation, imagination, movement and creative expression, and discusses the significance of creative movement in child development. As for the empirical part of the thesis, it focuses on the implementation of the relaxation technique, i.e. guided visualisation. After participating in the relaxation technique the children were encouraged to engage in dance expression. We observed whether they were able to relax and become more creative in dance expression than before. The findings appeared highly positive. The children were much more relaxed and satisfied, which was reflected in their imagination and creativity as well. The results in this group of children showed that calm and relaxed children are full of imagination and creativity and also willing to cooperate and work in harmony with one another