CRITERIA FOR TRAINING OF FUTURE LEADERS OF AMATEUR CHOREOGRAPHIC GROUPS FOR STAGE INTERPRETATION OF THE CHUVASH FOLK DANCE
The current training practice of cultural and an art sphere specialist is characterized by specific requirements for students and their professional competences. The ability to preserve and popularize cultural values, including folklore and folk art, is one of these requirements. The purpose of this article is to substantiate the main criteria of effective training of future amateur choreographic group leaders for stage interpretation of the Chuvash folk dance. In this article, the term «criteria» describes the features by which one can evaluate students' knowledge, skills and personality traits needed for the stage interpretation of the Chuvash folk dance. These criteria are determined by the analysis of theatrical effectiveness of the Chuvash folk dances. In the course of analysis, the following specific features of theatrical effectiveness are considered in detail: participation of large numbers of people in performance, determining the existence of a certain choreography, organizational and compositional decisions; the visual appeal, emanating from the communicative nature of folk dance; the symbolism of dance manifested in historically formed characteristic elements of its language; the image reflecting distinctive character of the Chuvash people. The article lists the knowledge and skills needed by future leaders of amateur choreographic groups for stage interpretation of the Chuvash folk dance.