For my final inquiry post, I’m going to be talking about a very small part of the dance world; concept videos. Concept videos are so interesting and inspiring. Some can be professionally made and can feature professional dancers, and some can just be self-made. A concept video is not just a video of you taking […]
Read more "Free Inquiry 10: Dance Concept Videos"After graduating, some dancers choose to move on with dance professionally. There are lots of options for professional dance, and I’ve made a mind map to show some of the options and have attached it below! What is Professional Dance? Professional dance can be any job that a dancer is hired for. The most common […]
Read more "Free Inquiry 9: Professional-Level Dance"For this inquiry post, I have decided to focus on tap dance. Growing up, tap dance was one of my favourite styles. However, I don’t really know anything about the history of tap dancing. I’m sure that most of us can imagine what tap dancing is, but I’m going to include a video below of […]
Read more "Free Inquiry 8: Tap Dance"Acro dance (acrobatics) is newer style to the dance world, and can be similar to gymnastics or cheerleading. Honestly, sometimes I think that acro is more gymnastics than it is dance. In my experiences with acro, it is hard to choreograph. Blending between acro tricks and dancing isn’t easy, and often looks choppy or out […]
Read more "Free Inquiry 7: Acro Dance"From what I know, concert dance is very much performance based, and focuses more on ballet and contemporary. By making a simple google search, Wikipedia tells me that concert dance is “performed for an audience,” and is “frequently performed in a theatre setting.” (Concert Dance by Wikipedia). From this definition alone, I don’t see much […]
Read more "Free Inquiry 6: Concert Dance"For my fifth inquiry post, I decided to focus on the idea of competitive dance. I have been doing competitive dance since I was 7, and am lucky enough to have continued with this after graduating high school. Personally, I have only ever known the competitive side of dance, and I have varying opinions on […]
Read more "Free Inquiry 5: Competition Dance"Our guiding question was: How do different types of screen time affect kids’ learning and development, and how can teachers help? In our presentation, we wanted to cover all different types of screen time, and go over what works and what doesn’t work in relation to kids’ learning and development. Some of the things we […]
Read more "EdTech Presentation: Screen Time – Benefits and Downsides"There is a diverse variety of different dance styles and traditions that Indigenous Peoples performed in the past and still perform to this day. When researching these styles, I wanted to avoid appropriating Indigenous culture, so I looked for sources that were created or approved of by Indigenous creators. I know little to nothing about […]
Read more "Free Inquiry 4: Indigenous Dance Traditions"In week 11 we talked about how technology can connect to and be used for outdoor education. I don’t really know much about outdoor education, but from my prior knowledge it seemed like technology wouldn’t really mix well with it. However, after this lecture topic, I can see just how beneficial technology can be to […]
Read more "Reflection 8 – Technology and Outdoor Education"In week 10, we talked about inclusive and accessible education. One of the first things we talked about was who we are. As mentioned in the slides, our identities are made up of race, religion, disabilities, class, trauma, relational status, gender, sexual identity, and more. I think identity is something that is super important to […]
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