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WHAT NEXT? - PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE
FOR FOLK DANCERS, INSTRUCTORS, CREATORS, ORGANISERS AND DANCE EDUCATORS OF SZABOLCS-SZATMÁR-BEREG COUNTY
2026. November 6. – 13:00-17:30
Szatmár Alapfokú Művészeti Iskola, Mátészalka, Kölcsey tér 1.
- Lujza Ratkó: From Head to Toe – Theoretical and Practical Issues of Costuming for the Stage (30’ + 15’)
- Roland Antal and Dóra Antal: Just an Idea. #folkdanceeducation – Age-Specific Characteristics and Methodological Progression in Dance Teaching – Teaching session excerpt with first-grade pupils of the Szatmár Basic Art School. (30’ + 15’)
- Gabriella Oláh: They Dance to a Different Beat – Children with Behavioural Problems and Exceptional Talent in Folk Dance – and What Lies Behind Them – (30’ + 15’)
Folk dance teachers increasingly encounter the fact that, in their everyday work, traditional methods of discipline and instruction are failing in the rehearsal room. Children with attention deficits, adjustment difficulties, learning or behavioural problems (students with BTMN status), as well as exceptionally gifted pupils, often "dance to a different beat" than the rest of the group. But what happens when disruptive behaviour actually hides an unrecognised talent, anxiety or sensory overload? How can the tension in the rehearsal room become creative energy? This practice-oriented presentation examines the psychology of students who require special treatment, placing it in the specific environment of folk dance education – the world of rigid rule systems, physical contact and group dynamics. (Gabriella Oláh, clinical child and adolescent psychologist)
- György Demarcsek: Current Issues and Tasks Facing County Folk Dance Life – opening presentation and question-and-answer discussion – (20’ + 40’)
Invited speakers:
- László Filep – Mátészalka
- László Kajus – Ököritófülpös
- Eszter Zoltán-Borzován – Nagykálló
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