How would you describe your growth as a dancer this semester?
I have never had any dance teaching & learning experience in my life until I joined introduction to dance. This semester contained many factors that would confuse me time to time. I would hear basic terms from ballet and would know how it looked like, but I didn't know it would be difficult to do them. Technical wise, I learned the basis from zero; it took me a while because of the terms and foot work. Also, I think I’ve grown as a dancer by letting go of my shyness and engage more, little by little. Without any judgement from my peers. Your technical growth, your ability to retain and perform choreography ? Being in this class, I have noticed there’s a lot of technical work, especially footwork, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't try. I still remember how I would pause to see how to do a movement, but practicing the same movements made my body do it on its own without relying on my conscious. After learning some fundamental movements, we started learning choreographies, which was mind blowing. I was excited as a puppy when they first get their chew toy. Because of my excitement, I would put more effort which was more easy to memorize choreographies. Sometimes it would get frustrating because there was this movement I couldn't mastered. My legs were either “tangled” or not strong enough to do a sweeping turn. At the same time, it motivated me to continue learn how to do correctly and perform it with confidence. What were your challenges this semester? There were many barriers keeping me and dancing separate for a period of time. The first challenge I had to face was the fear of being judge because I’m self conscious about many things, especially if it had to do something with my body. After some time I had trouble learning the language used for every moment, I would get (still do) confused and mix one term with another. A perfect example would be arm and foot positions 1-5 because I get mixed up with the arm movements 3-5. Coupe and spotting would be movements I think I still need to work on. Overall I did have moments where I couldn’t master a certain movement, but I’ll continue to try. What did you learn? Connect to the standard sets for proficient Throughout this course I have learned many things, not only dancing , but a connection with my own body. Think I’ve learned the fundamentals & history of modern, jazz, and contemporary and the trust I need to have when doing those dances. Let go of judgement, and be free in a space where I know I’ll improve something.The part I love the most is working with my peers on choreographies because we point out mistakes, motivate each other, and bond. I learned how to dance different genres, from contemporary to hip hop, which most dance classes don't do. Having a variety of dances has taught me that they all share a similarity; the way of creating a type of dance. What are your personal goals for the Spring? My personal goals for Spring is to improve my dancing skills, step by step, slowly. Improve my turns and my positioning of my arms, so they don't look stiff or awkward. A goal I would like to achieve is to design an original choreography to demonstrate how much I’ve grown since day 1. As they say: “practice makes perfect”, is something I want to view it as a goal because with practice I could achieve many things.
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