Blog 18: 2 Hour Meeting Answer #3

1. How can a choreographer best support a dancer for successful dance performances?

2. A choreographer can best support a dancer for a successful dance performance by being innovative with the teaching techniques.

3. -Not everyone learns the same so being able to get through your dancer is important.
    -Example: For my independent component I taught a quince waltz that was part cha cha. The boys could not cha cha to save their life, so I started the practice with the cha cha slide.
    -Example: Also in my independent component I used chalk to help with the steps.

4. What sparked this answer was actually a research article. It reminded me of independent component. Once I got enough interest in this I asked my mentor about it and she told me how important it is.

5. I plan on studying the effectiveness of some teaching styles versus others. 

Blog 17: Fourth Interview Questions

1. How can a choreographer best support a dancer for dance performances?
2. What can a choreographer do to make dancer feel comfortable?
3. How involved in the decision making should the dancer be?
4. Why a good communication between dancer and choreographer important?
5. How many dance genres should a choreographer be expertise at?
6. What qualities does a strong choreographer have?
7. Which trait is most important to be a good choreographer?
8. Why do you think many choreographers treat the music like a background?
9. What is the best way to approach the music?
10. How can a choreographer best teach students to let go of stage fright?
11. Why is it important for a choreographer to be innovative with their teaching style?
12. How much experience should a choreographer have with performing?
13. Why is it important that a dancer trust the choreographer?
14. Why do you or don't you think that choreographer should push the limits on their students?
15. How important is the environment the dancer is in when learning a new routine?
16. How long do you think is an appropriate stretch time?
17. Why is it important that the choreographer be back stage with the dancer before a performance? 
18. Whats your technique to get your dancers out of their shell?
19. I've read some articles about how dancers dance better when they know the story/ inspiration behind the routine, how can this be effective? 
20. What's the best way to teach fake emotions while performing?

Blog 16: 2-Hour Meeting Answer #2

1. How can a choreographer best support a dancer for successful dance performances?

2. A good choreographer will be make every decision with the opinion of the dancer. Anything that has to do with the routine, the dancer and choreographer will be on the same page.

3. (a) If a dancer does not know about a change in the performance, dancer will be unprepared and most likely uncomfortable.
    (b) Both should compromise on things like costumes. While the routine is the choreographers vision, it is the dancer performing.
    (c) When both are satisfied it is most likely going to be a successful performance.

4. My mentor mentioned this.

5. I plan to continue my answer 2 by researching how often this is a problem and by watching all the choreographers at my mentorship and paying close attention on how they listen to their dancers.

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

1. My plan is to help a new dancer to the i-poly dance team catch up with all the techniques for our dances. For example, tahiti, we need to practice how to stay on a level 2 and how to extend your hips.

2. We will work about 15 hours on tahiti practice and 15 on flags.  We plan on meeting twice a week and practicing 2 hours each time.

3. A good choreographer knows how to teach technique while teaching a routine.

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
  (a) Statement saying: “I, Valerie Nuno, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
  (b) Hilda Flores (626) 827-5919
  (c) Independent Component Log(d) I taught a 4:30 waltz/cha cha routine to a group of 12 teenagers. 
• INTERPRETIVE 
  Teaching a routine to dancers is easy. But this is a group of kids who have no previous experience in dancing. I had to learn differents way to approach a dance move for them to remember it and fufill it. For example I used a lot of chalk on the floor to guide them. I over all did about 50-60 hours of work.  
  
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• APPLIED
  This project opened my eyes to a whole new perspective. As a choreographer you have to teach dancers and prepare them to the best of your ability because if they mess up, all fingers point you. You also have to learn how to deal with not falling behind because a couple of students are absent. Everything that involves with the dance involves the choreographer. For example the costumes was a major issue in this component and I had to give my input because it would ultimately affect the dance routine.

Video of me talking to them. Quinceanera Practice