Communication (from Latin "communis", meaning to share) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, visuals, signals, writing, or behavior. www.(wikipedia)
Distance learning brings with it its own set of difficulties. The common feeling of ‘we are all in this together’ does not become immediately apparent. Without the ability to attend campus sessions (although I would have loved to , work commitment and distance have been prohibitive) communication between student, tutor and fellow students become of vital importance.
The next best thing to attending the campus session has been the libguides in particular – Campus Session 2 Module 3 WBS3760 – 31st October 2012, which contained the key ingredients which had been discussed. I particularly found Adesola’s blog (Monday 5th November) useful, with its link to 9 fellow student’s blogs which she suggests we read. In particular I liked Alice Chambers analogy of ‘Three Boats’ and Corrindas Hall’s productive approach to her enquiry and the setting out of her sequence of actions.
I have decided the title of my profession enquiry will be ‘An Exploration of Dance Technique and Injury Prevention in Classical Dance‘. Using the tools and drawing the skills I have learnt over the past year I intend to draw together in information I have collated and put it into a three pronged approach to culminate at one destination. (Three Boats).
As a dancer my enquiry is of importance to me on a personal level but I also feel it perhaps of even greater importance to the students who are teachers of prospective students as the pupils being educated now are the future of dance.
I have conducted a questionnaire amongst fellow dancers but would like to widen the re-mit so, to my fellow students and blogers I would appreciate your views on technique. How important is technique? Is it right to force the body into un-natural of unfamiliar positions for the sake of art? Has anyone experienced injury from dance? Has it altered the pathway of your career?
YOUR views would be very much appreciated so come on guys help a fellow student out, you may even find it throws up more questions for you own enquiry.
