Dancing.

Crossroads Confusion...and a little frustration... That's what I feel in/at myself this evening... Maybe it's because of Covid, and me not feeling great, but in this second Module, I feel like I am struggling a little bit more than I was in my first one.  Where do I stand? Where? I feel somewhat in a balance/in-balance between rationality and free-flow ... I can  be practical and pragmatic, and I can  get lost in my ideas, but where should I stand in this MA journey? Where? Is it wrong for me to want to know where  it wants me to go?  Because I feel like I am at a crossroads... I have no problem going one way or another...but I just feel like I'd want someone to choose for me. Not that I'd have a problem choosing for myself.  I could, and I would be happy either road I took... Intellectually .  But I have the feeling  that I would always be accompanied by doubt . Doubt that I made some mistakes according to others...but should that really affect ...

Upon embarking on DAN4630's Research Inquiry , I decided to do a little bit of brainstorming on my reflective journal, to figure out a topic that could potentially both fit the program's outline & also be something that I truly was interested in and invested in.  I found a super-helpful step-by-step youtube video by Oregon's School's Library, which truly helped me develop a valid "work-in-progress" research question that I could start working with.  If you want to check out their video and try out their process, you can find the link by clicking  here . The first step to develop my  research topic idea  was to brainstorm an initial list of topics that could be related both to my professional practice and to the MAPP Dance Technique Pedagogy Program.  Here is what my initial list looked like: I then selected a couple of topics that felt like they were 'talking' to me more, and developed a new list of possible topics , by brainstorming all of the su...

Upon revisiting my Module 1 Handbook, a question stood out to me: 'What, in my daily practice, gets me really enthusiastic to find out more about?' .  Interestingly, upon reflection, I figured out that it was not exactly "what" got me interested in something...but more something along the lines of "what conditions" got me enthusiastic to delve deep into things... I thrive when I am building quality human interactions and exchanges, when I feel in a safe and supportive environment and when I am physically pushed to grow as a dancer within the realms of a respective practice.  I resonate to the magical balance of a lighthearted yet profound research process, and above all I respond to kindness and awareness.  Three teachers came to my mind when pondering on this: - My beloved artistic gymnastics teacher from my youth, Annabella Cinti . - My 200h YTT Head Teacher, Christopher (Shane) Perkins . - And Adriene Mishler , an incredible online Yoga teacher, who made ...