Chani BAPP

Within this Skype there were a lot of different discussions one that i will use and relate to within my practice will be the use of culture within the arts. And most importantly for dance teaching. Cultural differences. These differences can also be linked to generational differences too I got from this Skype the importance of culture within any practice nowadays. Our culture is changing fast from when I grew up and with more different cultures now within the UK as a person and a teacher or leader I need to be more aware. Working with children this awareness should be at the forefront of how I teach. Another part of this Skype we talked about was literature and how it can enforce our practice and help further this course. Literature is a key aspect to help me learn more and be a better teacher as it allows me to find out more about learning cycles and ways of the world for example what I have learnt through literature is about  participation, and how the more we participate the ...

From the various points of start discussed in the module handbook: - Concrete experience - reflective observation - abstract conceptualisation - active experimentation I find in my practice that I relates them all. I am an extreme thinker and analyser, some would say its a bad thing but within my practice (Dance teaching) it's more of a positive. These points of start I use a lot within, some I do at the same time like reflective observation, watching people do something, then using that as an influence to being active experimentation, trying out my ideas. It depends on the situation and ultimately changes daily. For my choreography I find active experimentation the better option as it allows me to be free as an artist, nothing is too planned at the start it just flows. I get better results within my movement from this. Whereas how I teach that to my students is more from a start point of concrete experience and reflective observation. The point of start I use the least is a...

Whilst currently doing my practice, dance teaching I have a main focus on observation going forward, both as I teach myself as well as when assisting as I learn to become a better teacher. I began to sit in some lessons with my current mentor who has taught me but also has over 50 years of experience. I found with observation myself noticing more positives and negatives towards different styles of teaching and how I teach. I picked up on some areas where I would've done something completely different as the outcome of certain teachers affects the few not the many. For me as a teacher I believe in helping and improving every single dancer, whether they want to do it as a career or just for fun. That feeling of improvement as a dancer myself is an amazing positive feeling for any human. This communication between teacher and student creates an amazing environment for children to grow up in. That's my goal as a teacher to have a positive impact on younger generations and pass on...