Interactive Dance Self Analysis

During the summer of 2016, I participated in the local Scandinavian Festival. This year it took place on the outdoor stage at our community center. The festival presents a wide variety of information on the countries of Scandinavia. This activity is very important to me because I met new people, and was able to come out of my comfort zone while learning about heritage in my community. I was hesitant on dancing for the festival, but my parents encouraged me to put myself out there and try something new.

My last self assessment paper I mentioned that my goals for next semester were to improve my balance, be really solid with my French vocabulary, using all of my technique with every move. I am very pleased that I do strongly feel that I have achieved all of these goals! When thinking about what I feel like I improved on the most it has to be balancing, especially on relevé. This is something that truly came from repetition and making a conscious effort to do better every time I attempted to do this. I remember the day this semester that I was balancing on relevé in retire and was so surprised at how well it was going. This is not something that I can do perfectly every time yet but I have come leaps and bounds since I began ballet and even

1) Summarize the plot of the piece. If you feel that there was no plot, describe the sequence of events in the performance.

I went to go see a dance performance hosted by the Walnut High School Dance Production called “Winter Wishes”. In the performance there were many dances that were featured by advance dance and the dance team of Walnut High School. I saw this performance on November 20, 2015 in the Performing Arts Center of Walnut High School. My friends and I all chose to go to this show because Mrs. Tomlin highly recommended it and it was also the closest one we are able to go to. Others were either too far or at a date one of us couldn’t make and would take away the fun and enjoyment of going to see a dance that we could discuss.

A relaxed and enjoyable evening, students are able to dance with a fellow student or invite a friend from out of school as they show off their ballroom dancing skills. Karen Feldman’s expertise is invaluable as our students learn something new and have a night for themselves. Today our MPC is used as a venue for off-site dance lessons for people of all ages, and many years ago the school even offered dancing lessons. In fact, chances are there are some members of the school community who remember being taught the fine art of ballroom dance under the watchful eye of John

Our team sat in the hallway of our school, waiting for our name to be called to enter the gym. The pregame jitters were everywhere. Girls were bouncing up and down, fanning themselves and skittering around. I had a flood of emotions inside me. I was mostly excited but also quite nervous. What if my parents didn’t like the dance? What if my peers don’t like the dance? What if it looks bad? I couldn’t help but doubt the routine in a time of such nervousness. Our coach gave us each her routine good-luck shoulder shakes, and I knew the time had come. I heard the crowded gym fall quiet.

Dance 5 was an organized and well-taught class. I thoroughly enjoyed the class. This class provided me the basics that most beginning dancers should know. The dance movements were simple and easy to learn, but at times difficult to show. There are so many techniques to learn and to be utilize. It just takes time and practice to take in the steps, proving you understand all the tiny details about every movement. Time will tell the process you will make in this class.

One of the biggest differences between all of us is our level of experience in dance. About half of the girls have been dancing since they were three years old and then there are the rest of the girls like me who began to dance in high school. When I first started dancing with my high school dance team, I felt like I was the worst dancer on the team. Everytime I looked at the girl next to me execute a flawless leap or turn without flailing all over the place, I could feel my self-esteem shatter into several tiny little pieces. I started to dread going to dance practice, which was everyday for at least two hours after school. This was only during football season, where we would perform at halftime. During our annual

Dance is a fine art that is used to express many different things, such as: feelings, places, things, and it can even tell a story. This reminds me of a time when I to choreograph my own dance about my feelings that would be shown to hundreds of people in a well-known fine arts theatre in Utah. Rose Wagner Theatre is known for displaying amazing fine art material to the public. In my advanced dance class, we had an opportunity to have a dance we choreographed selected to perform for the public. I can still vividly remember the sights, sounds, feelings, and smells that I had experienced during that month.

Being High School, you see judgement and labels more than ever. Some labels stick with you, others just roll right off your shoulders. For me, I have seen more labels and judgement than ever. For myself and for other people. Being on the dance team is a pretty big role. People in our school like the dance team. They think that were amazing. But other people think were annoying or cocky. In the mornings, the dance team all hangs out at our sports lockers. We are all a close group of people. People label me as a perfectionist, someone who is cocky, and someone who is about only dance. These people who give me these labels don’t even know me. I am not a cocky person, I think that it is very rude to be cocky. Also, people think I’m a perfectionist because I am a dancer. That label is the biggest one that a dancer can have. People also say I'm too into dance. Dance is my biggest passion. I dance between 35-40 hours a week. It is a

My semester has been going well, thank you for asking! You expressed an interest in the Dance course that I am taking, so I just wanted to tell you how that class has been going for me so far this semester. Initially, I had thought I was going to take a Music Theory course for my Tier 2 Arts credit, which I need as part of my general education requirements. After being in choir for ten years, it seemed like a good segue from singing into the theory portion of it. However, I decided I wanted to go outside of my comfort zones in college, as this is one of the only times in my life I will be able to explore different things. As cliched as that sounds, it is one of the reasons I am excited to have so many different course selections. Last semester,

I had several students tell me they developed an interest in the dance because of me. Students and faculty claim that they enjoy watching me dance. Compliments like these help my confidence and make me realize the students of Northern pay attention to what I do. I use my dance to spread positive energy and enjoyment. The best part of having this influence is teaching someone a dance move. The joy and intrigue in the eyes of the person that’s willing to learn is a great reward.

Dance has been apart of my life ever since I can remember. When I was young, before I officially started my dance training, I was always up on my feet and moving. No matter what hobby I took interest in (whether it was cheerleading, musical theatre, or jump rope), I would always find a way to choreograph little routines a show them to my friends and family. Even when my parents tried to put me in sports, I would do cartwheels and dance on the playing fields, completely oblivious to what was going on during the games. When I look back at how I started my dance training, I just smile and laugh because I was so naïve and unaware that it would become such a huge part of my life. In 5th grade I was put into my first dance class as a hobby. It happened because I watched the Disney Channel movie High School Musical and immediately fell in love with it. I showed the movie to my parents and told them, “This is what I want to do.” At the time I thought I excelled in both signing and acting and that all I needed were dance classes. So in 4th grade I was put into my first dance class and I began to scratch the surface of the basics of dance. What I didn’t know then is that dance would slowly but surely influence my entire life and

Within the first few moments of stepping out onto a shining stage, Hannah knew that dancing was going to be her thing. “I love being in a team setting, but not in a competitive sense. I’m really not a competitive person, but I love working with other people … I think I realised dancing and cheering and just dancing in general was one of my favorite things was in 2nd grade going out there, and seeing everyone was there to support you. I think it’s so great.”

However, I do not open to a lot of people. I guard my feelings from others. Since going through the process of analyzing myself through movement in Introduction to Movement Therapy, it has helped me realize who I am and why my movements in dance technique classes is the way they are. How I carry daily habits and how I can continue to fix these throughout general somatic practices such as using the tri-pod and the figure eight. Witnessing myself in class as well as outside of technique class has allowed me to step out of my box a little more and show who I am. Letting out positive emotions through movement is easy for me because at times I feel that I can be that leader for others. My movement in dance classes are big and full because it is my safe zone. It is a place where I let out all my emotions. However, my emotion and the way I feel never show in the way I perform through