Learning Outcomes: LO5-Demonstrate the skills and recognise the benefits of working collaboratively // LO2- Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process
Today is our third session of dance rehearsals and it is becoming a bit harder to keep up. Our new dance is very partner dependent, meaning we have complicated moves of turning and spinning together. It is a little hard to concentrate on myself and doing what I need to do, and now it is even harder because we have to make sure we are coordinated with someone else. There are many times where I become too concerned with the way that a movement looks or how smooth it is, that you can see I am not in the moment, which for an audience ruins the mood.
It is a tricky change, but working with a partner has helped me realise there are many benefits to working with someone else. I feel quite supported now that I have someone dancing in time with me, as it feels like a team effort that we are making. Even when we mess up, it feels good to have someone that is there to encourage me to keep trying regardless.
Furthermore, with school work increasing, I find myself having less time to practice outside of class which means that remembering the steps is becoming a little more difficult. We keep having to recap old dances, which makes it harder to move on with new ones. I think towards the performance day, I will need to manage my time and ensure that I have allocated sufficient days to rehearse and perfect the dance. All in all it has been tough but extremely worthwhile. Here is a clip of the new dance:
