Children\u27s dance creation on the topic of weather phenomena

V diplomskem delu predstavljamo ustvarjalne plesne dejavnosti na temo vremenski pojavi. Otroci so spoznavali določene vremenske pojave in jih plesno poustvarili. Želeli smo raziskati, kako bodo spodbude s področja narave vplivale na plesno improvizacijo otrok, njihovo ustvarjanje ter izražanje z gibanjem. Obenem nas je zanimalo, ali bodo spodbude na temo vremenskih pojavov otroke dovolj motivirale za plesno ustvarjanje. Diplomska naloga je sestavljena iz teoretičnega in praktičnega dela. V teoretičnem delu smo se poglobili v plesno vzgojo v predšolskem obdobju in pomen ustvarjalnosti pri plesu. Osredotočili smo se na spodbude s področja narave, ki jih lahko uporabimo pri otrokovem plesnem izražanju, ter vlogo vzgojitelja pri tem. V praktičnem delu diplomske naloge smo načrtovali in izvedli osem plesnih dejavnosti na temo štirih različnih vremenskih pojavov. Na podlagi evalvaciji pedagoškega dela smo ugotovili, da so otroci s plesnimi dejavnostmi spoznali vremenske pojave in bili pri plesnem izražanju zelo ustvarjalni. Bogatili so svoj gibalni izraz, se naučili sodelovanja, poslušanja in gibanja ob glasbi, s plesnim izražanjem so se sprostili ter občutili pozitivna čustva.This thesis presents creative dance activities on the theme of weather phenomena, through which kids learn about various weather phenomena and recreate them through dance. Our aim was to explore how incentives from the field of nature will affect children\u27s dance improvisation, creation and expression skills through movement. At the same time, we were interested in whether incentives on the theme of weather phenomena will motivate kids enough for dance creations. The thesis is comprised of both theoretical and practical work. In the theoretical part, we took a deeper look at dance class for preschool children and the importance of creativity in dance. We focused on incentives from the field of nature that can be used in children\u27s dance expression – and on the dance trainer’s role in such activities. In the practical part of the thesis, we planned and carried out eight dance activities on the theme of four types of weather phenomena. Based on the evaluation of the pedagogical work, we found that, through dance activities, the kids successfully learned about weather phenomena and were very creative in dance expression. They enriched their movement expression and learned to cooperate, listen, and move to music. Through dance expression, they were able to relax and feel positive feelings