Scientific section of the faculty of the department of choreography and fitness: exchange of experience and modern educational challenges

Within the framework of the Festival of Science at Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, the Department of Choreography and Fitness of the Faculty of Physical Culture, Sports and Human Health held a meeting of the faculty scientific section in the format of a panel discussion on the ZOOM platform. The event brought together the academic and teaching staff of the department around current issues in the development of choreographic education and modern scientific research.

The panel discussion was moderated by the Head of the Department, Associate Professor Yuliia Taranenko, and Senior Laboratory Assistant Yana Puzdrenko.

During the meeting, the faculty members presented the results of their scientific research, shared professional achievements, discussed current trends in arts education, and highlighted the peculiarities of organizing the educational process in a distance-learning format under the conditions of the relocation of a higher education institution. The lively discussion demonstrated the importance of scientific communication, mutual support, and exchange of experience in contemporary realities.

Associate Professor Yuliia Skyba presented the experience of creative collaboration with Thomas Mettler, outlined the specific features of the work of Ukrainian physical theatre during wartime, and revealed interesting methods and techniques applied in the professional training of future choreographers. Senior Lecturer Tetiana Furmanova emphasized the professional mobility of choreographers within the modern labor market and proposed engaging ways of integrating this issue into the Educational and Professional Program “Choreography.” Senior Lecturer Nataliia Kryvun focused on the importance of physical training for future specialists of various fields and shared her experience in teaching the elective course “Functional Training – Workouts for Every Day.” Senior Lecturer Daria Zhuzhura addressed the formation of the Ukrainian school of classical dance through the example of the Kyiv Municipal Academy of Dance named after Serzh Lifar. Faculty members Viktoriia Oleniak, Oleh Bazharov, and Maryna Kozubenko presented the specifics of working with choreography students in modern ballroom dance, folk-stage dance, and Ukrainian folk-stage dance.

The two-hour session was meaningful, productive, and held in an atmosphere of professional engagement. Participants had the opportunity not only to present the results of their work but also to gain new ideas for further scientific research.

At the end of the meeting, the Head of the Department of Choreography and Fitness, Yuliia Taranenko, thanked all participants for their activity, scientific initiative, and dedication to the development of choreographic science, emphasizing the importance of scientific activity as an integral component of the professional development of choreography teachers and the advancement of contemporary arts education.

Based on the materials of the Department of Choreography and Fitness