I use Facebook and twitter and a website called 'The Stage' to engage in professional work opportunities, I simply check on them each day to see if any new auditions or jobs are coming up. A choreographer that I know uses twitter and facebook to post everyday what time her classes are and if there are any special choreography requests for that class.
Daily I use Instagram ,whatsapp and Facebook for general social networking, catching up with friends etc. I hopefully intend to send up a separate instagram just full of dance pictures to enhance my professional profile. I prefer to use instagram to flickr just because I already have a vast network of people I know on there, therefor making it easier for people to see my work account. Using instagram , I will be able to upload pictures and video's of my work along with hashtags to be seen by a vast audience across the world and friends and colleges in my profession.
Monday 30 December 2013
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Task 2D...Inquiry
Reflection in my practice is used world wide , Dancers are constantly reflecting because they thrive to improve.They want to be better than the person standing next to them; to get the job. I always come out of an audition and straight away think "I should of done this". Now from this course I think more in the lines of "why didn't I do this" , "what were the circumstances of why I could achieve what I wanted".
Everybody has question's about life. Wether its on a surface level of work promotions and social events or deeper things such as contentess and happiness within ones self. I personally like the ways of Buddha for the questions which I ask myself. "We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that will never leave".
Professionally I question "Was this the right thing to do?", "Is this what I want from life?". Im always questioning my self, am I good enough? This probably comes from having trouble believing in myself. Am I skinny enough, am I not pretty enough? I think my profession does have an impact on the way we, especially females, view ourselves. Not getting a job simply because of hair colour or height. However, the panel never tell you why you didn't get that particular job so the mind starts to sway, was there more to it?
However, I try to keep my thoughts and mind positive. I prefer to ask myself more pleasant questions. " I wonder when my next job will be?" , "I wonder if the choreography will be great in the next audition" etc.
I really admire Darcey Bussell,as she was told in earlier training that she would never be a ballerina..look at her now! She started training as a Ballerina at the Royal Ballet School at what is to be considered the late age of 13 and is still working now of shows such as 'Strictly Come Dancing".
I had a Ballet teacher at Bodywork called Kasper Cornish who really inspired me. He was such a fun and bubbly spirit. He would come in to class after doing research in his own hours to show us videos of amazing dancers. We weren't just watching them for fun. We all know that every teacher has a different style. Most teachers say the you should releve onto a pirouette never rise. However, Kasper had come in to show us videos of people rising onto pirouettes and doing 30-40 of them. He inspired me to look at all these amazing artist's on YouTube and I learnt that there never really is a right or wrong way to do things , if the result is the same.
It frustrates me when people ask "Why haven't you got a dance job yet". People don't understand how hard this profession is. They do not understand how many people there are in the UK wanting to be professional dancers. I get angry when I am in an audition and there is no room what so ever and they expect you to still make an impression. The message board on www.MyFitnessPal.com also expresses some of these feelings when they go into a Zumba class for example.
I liked the question in the Handbook about physical contact with another professional the might seem inappropriate to somebody else, and why is that different? Because it is completely true that while your part of a company you have quick changes so theres bare skin every where, to cool down you just stand there in your underwear in the presence of men , of which I would never do in any other situation. Why? I think this is because when you are a dancer and dancing with somebody , you get to know them very well. They're misplaced hands and sweaty feet , there is no room for embarrassment or self consciousness if you are dancing with a partner.
Yet with another non performing human being you never get that close that quickly so you have the rules and regulations that you have been set in , mostly from your parents growing up and the people around you.
Everybody has question's about life. Wether its on a surface level of work promotions and social events or deeper things such as contentess and happiness within ones self. I personally like the ways of Buddha for the questions which I ask myself. "We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that will never leave".
Professionally I question "Was this the right thing to do?", "Is this what I want from life?". Im always questioning my self, am I good enough? This probably comes from having trouble believing in myself. Am I skinny enough, am I not pretty enough? I think my profession does have an impact on the way we, especially females, view ourselves. Not getting a job simply because of hair colour or height. However, the panel never tell you why you didn't get that particular job so the mind starts to sway, was there more to it?
However, I try to keep my thoughts and mind positive. I prefer to ask myself more pleasant questions. " I wonder when my next job will be?" , "I wonder if the choreography will be great in the next audition" etc.
I really admire Darcey Bussell,as she was told in earlier training that she would never be a ballerina..look at her now! She started training as a Ballerina at the Royal Ballet School at what is to be considered the late age of 13 and is still working now of shows such as 'Strictly Come Dancing".
I had a Ballet teacher at Bodywork called Kasper Cornish who really inspired me. He was such a fun and bubbly spirit. He would come in to class after doing research in his own hours to show us videos of amazing dancers. We weren't just watching them for fun. We all know that every teacher has a different style. Most teachers say the you should releve onto a pirouette never rise. However, Kasper had come in to show us videos of people rising onto pirouettes and doing 30-40 of them. He inspired me to look at all these amazing artist's on YouTube and I learnt that there never really is a right or wrong way to do things , if the result is the same.
It frustrates me when people ask "Why haven't you got a dance job yet". People don't understand how hard this profession is. They do not understand how many people there are in the UK wanting to be professional dancers. I get angry when I am in an audition and there is no room what so ever and they expect you to still make an impression. The message board on www.MyFitnessPal.com also expresses some of these feelings when they go into a Zumba class for example.
I liked the question in the Handbook about physical contact with another professional the might seem inappropriate to somebody else, and why is that different? Because it is completely true that while your part of a company you have quick changes so theres bare skin every where, to cool down you just stand there in your underwear in the presence of men , of which I would never do in any other situation. Why? I think this is because when you are a dancer and dancing with somebody , you get to know them very well. They're misplaced hands and sweaty feet , there is no room for embarrassment or self consciousness if you are dancing with a partner.
Yet with another non performing human being you never get that close that quickly so you have the rules and regulations that you have been set in , mostly from your parents growing up and the people around you.
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