A Study of Folk Dance and Its Role in Education - M. Tekin Koçkar, Pınar Girmen, 2004, Greece
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M. Tekin KoçkarA STUDY OF FOLK DANCE
AND ITS ROLE IN EDUCATION
18th World Congress on Dance Research "The preservation of diversity"
Argos, Greece, 3-7 November 2004
M. Tekin KOÇKAR, Pinar GIRMEN
(Turkey)
Folkdance is a way of life which can be found in every culture. Folkdance is a part of people’s
life and comes from daily life of people. Folkdance is in the center of human social life. The
origin of folkdance focuses on interaction between human beings and nature. The elements of
folkdance include:
1. Human-human relations
2. Human-nature relations
From the view of human-human relations; folkdance includes such as love, liberty, jealousy,
marriage, religion, fight, war and heroism.
From the view of human-nature relations; folkdance includes such as production style, work
with community, consumption, protect themselves avoid the nature, to take shelter in order to
live, tools, clothing and shopping.
These cultural articats are source of folkdance. Because of the periodical changes in a society
life, folkdances loose their first meanings. Although traditional step styles remains, first
source of the folkdances loose their functions (Kockar, 1998).
In the early centuries, folkdance was a part of all human life. During modern times, folkdance
and symbol of cultures have become mechanized in agriculture; mass media changed the
social life. For that the role of the folkdances changed for the society. Nowadays, folkdance
has become part of popular culture.
Educational value of folkdance
There are a lot of ways to communicate with children. It is known that one of them is
folkdance. Meaning of folkdance for the child is occupation and enjoy. Everywhere in the
world, in every period of time and in every culture children have been dancing. Child can find
out her or himself and also can know his or her own special abilities by dance.
Communication of a culture is another importance of folkdance. Folkdance helps children’s
social and physical development. When child gets a long with other children, he or she
communicate with others and may learn to help the others and to solve problems with others.
Also, child may learn social rules by dance. Children may understand of social expressions
and situations. For example, waiting the dance queue, take responsibilities, respectful to the
others. Dance helps children to learn the concepts that are wrong- right (Cirhinlioğlu, 2001).
Effects of the folklore to the child’s physical development
Repetition of the folklore movements naturally helps the development of child’s muscles.
Besides, running, jumping, collapsing and like that activities can regulate the child’s
respiratory, digestion and excretion systems. Walking, jumping, running and such activities
like that effects and supports the big muscles development.
Children’s little muscle development which is their hand and fingers development supports
with activities like untying, tying, kneading at least one of that activities child can do while
she or he is dancing.
Effects of the folkdance child’s social development
The role when the child deals with the dance like mother, father, girl, boy she or he can gain
the sexual identity. As the child go between in the folkdance he or she gains some habits like
self confidence, self-control, to cooperate with others and discipline. While children are
dancing they can communicate with others, defense the others rights and his or her own
rights. The atmosphere of the folkdance can teach the child social interaction (Özdoğan,
1997).
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AUTHORS
Ms. Pinar GIRMEN (CID 8213)
Date of Birth : 03 Nov. 1968
Profile
a. Dancer : Hacettepe University 1988 – 1992
b. Manager : Osmangazi University (HAMER) 2001 -
c. Research Assistant, Department of Education, Osmangazi University
d. Address : Osmangazı Unıversıty Folklor Research and Traınıng Center (Hamer)
Meselik Kampusu 26480 Eskisehir / Turkey Tel (90): 222.239 37 50 / 1454 Faks: (90)
222.229 14 18 (90) 222.229 31 55 E-Mail: [email protected]
M. Tekin KOCKAR (CID 8211)
Date of birth : 21 Dec. 1954
Profile
a. Dancer : Ankara State Ballet Teatre 1966 – 1972
b. Dancer : Ankara Caucasus Folklore Assoc. 1970 - 1974
c. Dancer : İstanbul Folklore Foundation 1974 – 1978
d. Trainer : Anadolu University Folkdance Ensemble 1979 – 2001
e. Trainee : Elbrus Ensemble – Caucasus 1990
f. Trainee : Pyatniskova Ensemble – Moscow 1991
g. Trainee : Moiseyev Ensemble – Moscow 1992
h. Art. Director : Anadolu University Folkdance Ensemble 1982 – 2001
ı. Director and Art Director: Osmangazi University (HAMER) 2001 -
j. Address : Osmangazı Unıversıty Folklor Research and Traınıng Center (Hamer)
Meselik Kampusu 26480 Eskisehir / Turkey Tel (90): 222.239 37 50 / 1454 Faks: (90)
222.229 14 18 (90) 222.229 31 55 E-Mail: [email protected]
Mrs. P. Girmen (CID 8213)
Mr. M. T. Kockar (CID 8211)
Osmangazı Unıversıty
Folklor Research and Traınıng Center (Hamer)
Meşelik Kampusu 26480
Eskisehir
Turkey
Tel. (90)222.239.3750 / 1454; fax (90)222.229.1418
[email protected]
[email protected]
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Exhibition
Presented at the 18th World Congress on Dance Research
Argos, Greece, 3-7 November 2004
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