Формування стандартної та латиноамериканської програм у системі конкурсного бального танцю в Німеччині
Formation of standard and Latin American programs in the competitive ballroom dance system in Germany

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to identify the evolutionary features of the standard and Latin American programs of competitive ballroom dancing in Germany (1910–1970s); to determine the specifics of the transformational processes of professional activity of German dance teachers in the early twentieth century. in the context of the formation of a single dance style. Methodology. A systematic approach to the study of the specifics of the formation of the standard and Latin American competitive ballroom dance programs has been applied. To achieve the goal, complex research methods were used: historical and cultural (to consider the historical dynamics of the development of the dance teacher profession); historical and comparative (to study the process of forming a single dance style by representatives of England, France and Germany); typological (to identify factors influencing the development and canonization of competitive ballroom dance); system (to study the connections of the space of dance art); comparative (for comparing the structural elements of dances), as well as a method of theoretical generalization (for summarizing the study). Scientific novelty. For the first time in the history of Russian art criticism, the activities of the congress of the International Organization of Dance Teachers in Vienna (1911) were reviewed and analyzed, and the influence of German teachers on the formation of a single dance style in the competitive ballroom dance system was revealed. The curriculum approved by the Association of German Dance Teachers as an approbation of the decisions of the Vienna Congress is considered. The specifics of the formation of European and Latin American programs in the system of competitive ballroom dancing in Germany is investigated and the influence of German dancers on the development and canonization of new versions of ballroom dancing is revealed. Conclusions. Due to the intensification of the professional and organizational activities of dance teachers at the initiative of German dance groups in the early 1910s, a decision was made on the advisability of forming a unified dance style in the competitive ballroom dance system at the international level. A study of the features of regional competitions and national ballroom dance championships in Germany in the 1910-1970s. testifies to the specifics of the process of becoming the standard and Latin American programs in the country. Significant performances by French dancers had a significant impact on the popularization of Latin American dances in Germany. The variants of ballroom dances developed by German dancers – Vienna Waltz (P. Krebs) and Tango (F. Camp) remain traditional in the European program and at the present stage.

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