Breath is integral part of dance and human life. The objective of bachelor thesis is to present features of breath that is advisable to realise in dance pedagogic profession, and elements involving breathing. The thesis includes anatomical and physiological description of breath and brief introduction of nerve control of body. Breath is analysed as movement, rhythm, link and energy in the thesis. Taoist vision of breath is source of information for form of breath. Posture and psyche are two main magnitudes that affect breath. Posture, psyche and breath are in permanent contact and we cannot divide them. At the end is possible to find bases of techniques dealing with breath and movement: concentration, imagination, awareness and scheme