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Since the age of 9 I have worked and performed in theatre both musical theatre and pantomimes with various theatre productions. I started my professional training at Rare Studio in Liverpool were I completed a three year BTEC Diploma where I then moved onto completing a three year degree at Shockout Arts in manchester to refine and perfect my craft both to a high standard but also growing as a person and learning about myself and what mindset/attitude will help me in this very tough industry.

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In my ballet work I am working on my artistry through my neckline and focus following my hand as I go through Port de bra and ground plies so I look at my performance and in my Center as I work on my eyelined rather than focusing on my balance or control. Ballet always been harder for me as it uses every muscle in my body and engages them in a different way it lengthen things my torso and uses my upper back which causes me injury sometimes as I overuse my rhomboid in my shoulder and when I am in retiring or holding the weight in one leg my knee tends to click which never used to before so I'm really trying to maintain my fizzy and look after my body meanwhile pushing myself to the highest standard I can I'm maintaining my ballet strength.

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Still working on my contemporary improvisation I really enjoy freestyling and improvisation as I find it's the most comfortable way to bring out my artistry and explore Dynamics quality of movement and focus however sometimes I struggle to think outside the box and confine myself freestyling the same type of movement so I don't Delve in that deeply to my freestyle because I will still try and stay in my comfort zone which isn't going to improve my freestyle or improvisation.  However my performance is always strong and I always have intention and focus from my headline to my lower body and technically I feel strong as I know what I can bring vera technical improvisation however I do feel I could really use my transferable skills and incorporate my jazz more as I'm a strong jazz dancer and find if I used more jazz lines and turns in my contemporary fusion improvisation it would make it more technical and look harder.

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BOOKS

BASSOT, B.A.R.B.A.R.A. (2023) Reflective practice guide an interdisciplinary approach to critical reflection. S.l.: ROUTLEDGE.

Donovan, R. (2023) Broadway bodies: A critical history of conformity. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Patterson, R.J. (2019) Destructive desires: Rhythm and blues culture and the politics of racial equality. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

​ringrose, jessica (no date) post feminist education. Routledge; 1st edition (9 July 2012).

Trought, F. (2017) Brilliant employability skills: How to stand out from the crowd in the Graduate Job Market. New York: Pearson Education.

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Working on my contemporary free style and artistry I have been improvising different music to work on and create my own interpretation of artistry. I find this much easier when I'm working alone and in my own head space rather than a group setting.

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For my Ballet I want to focus throughout the year mainly on my technique and use of heads at the right time in line with my arms and port de bra. My technical approach is keeping my arms through bra bar and first whilst physically keeping my rhythm and artistically using my heads at the right angles.

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In my tendu exercise I am working on articulation and meta-tassel movement to create a better quality of technique. I find my artistry needs more work as I am letting the focus of technique distract me from performing.

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Aspirations and how ballet helps me with other genres.

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Aspirations and how ballet helps me with other genres.

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My main areas of strength are contemporary, jazz, commercial, jazz funk. My goals and aspirations are stage performance/ theatre work and TV. I also aspire for a long career of teaching and have a place to study my PGCE.

I am hard working, persevering and passionate about what I do. I take my training and career very seriously and have always prided myself on my work ethic and attitude.

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THREATS

Potential threat to me is injury as injury can really affect me mentally and physically and I have struggled through my 3 years of training to push through injury sometimes although you need to rest and no when  to rest an injury you risk losing training time and potential knowledge so going into the industry I really need to be mindful and look after myself so I don't cause further injury that can affect my career.  Another threat for me can be motivation and discipline. I now have to be my own boss and alarm and tell myself to get things done  in order to make a living for myself. Another potential threat is having the wrong attitude and knowing that it is just a bad day and not a bad life. It is an industry where it is very easy to give up and you can leave to try another path any day.

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As an artist and performer one of my strongest weaknesses is fatigue and mental tiredness. I struggle to up keep my performance and resilience and strength when mentally and physically my body is tired and I need to rest. It affects my motivation and work ethic as I don't have the same strength as when I'm fully energised and motivated.  I understand as a Performer we have to know when our bodies need rest and when our minds need rest but sometimes if you're on a job and you're mentally and physically tired but you have a job to do that can be a real battle so I need to learn how to push through it and when to give my body the rest so it doesn't affect my job.  also injuries can affect me as a weakness as if I'm trying to rehearse and work through choreography and I have a constant pain for example I suffer with back problems and my upper back that can affect my learning as I'm concentrating and distracted by the pain therefore it means you lack progression and you missed opportunities to be in pieces or to be participating in other events. In terms of the industry I have less confidence and experience in the commercial world as it doesn't sit naturally within me to dance using my sexuality. Despite being a young adult I still feel uncomfortable and vulnerable moving in a way that can seem provocative and sexualised.

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As an individual my strengths are my resilience, patience and drive to persevere and stubbornness.  However I use stubbornness to my advantage as I do understand that as a Performer I need to let go mentally so physically I can have a bigger and better impact on my performance. My resilience and work ethic I pride myself on and being open to whatever the choreography or job role is to complete it to the best of my ability. Keeping good appearance and work ethic is half of what it takes personally to me to be the best performing artist I can be. If I look and feel good I will dance and perform better. As an artist I am open to different genres and different Dynamics and be open so my body can move differently than how I've been used to even when training for years in a different genre.  For example my comfort zone is jazz but I'm open and enjoying the hip-hop world and their fusion such as popping locking and breaking as I understand a versatile dancer gives me more opportunity and more chance of being hired. In terms of the dance industry cruise ships and theatre work i would adhere to more rather than the commercial/ TV world as stage is more theatrical and light hearted compared to the sexualised world of commerical.

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As an open minded and strong performer I feel I have a chance and more opportunities than others as I will dive into the musical theatre world the hip-hop world the commercial world and TV work to give myself the best chance as a career also I am looking into having a long career of teaching as that is something I'm passionate about on want to give back to others. As a Performer it's important that you also create opportunity for yourself so communicating networking and getting to know teachers and choreographers introducing yourself is the best way to create an opportunity for yourself as sometimes well a lot of times in the industry it's who you know and not always an audition or if you're the right type for the job a lot of  choreographers will pick their friends  so you have to know and learn how to create the opportunity and work for yourself.

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Donovan, R. (2023) Broadway bodies: A critical history of conformity. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

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Donovan, R. (2023) Broadway bodies: A critical history of conformity. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

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Trought, F. (2017) Brilliant employability skills: How to stand out from the crowd in the Graduate Job Market. New York: Pearson Education.

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Trought, F. (2017) Brilliant employability skills: How to stand out from the crowd in the Graduate Job Market. New York: Pearson Education.

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BASSOT, B.A.R.B.A.R.A. (2023) Reflective practice guide an interdisciplinary approach to critical reflection. S.l.: ROUTLEDGE.

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BASSOT, B.A.R.B.A.R.A. (2023) Reflective practice guide an interdisciplinary approach to critical reflection. S.l.: ROUTLEDGE.

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SUPERBOWL RESEARCH Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar & 50 cent full Pepsi SB lvi halftime show (2022) YouTube. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsUKphmB3Y (Accessed: March 8, 2023). 

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SUPERBOWL RESEARCH Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar & 50 cent full Pepsi SB lvi halftime show (2022) YouTube. YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsUKphmB3Y (Accessed: March 8, 2023). 

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Another performance I have been studying is the snoop dog performance. Seeing how much presence and stamina you need and for a 360 view of an audience is a massive challenge

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Here after practising the same section I learnt a trick where I roll back and ripple through my body. I stylistically extend my arms to the floor to make it as feminine and strong as possible whilst still using my levels and letting my upper body go.

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Still continuing my artistry I decided to work on my facial angles and shoulders to emphasise a more sensual feminine approach for my performance. My physicality is strong and female dominant as I still need my strength to hit the floor to make the drop dynamic. Stylistically I decided to keep it subtle but expansive when I could and extend my legs seductively to keep a clear frame.

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Libguides: IB Theatre: Theatrical Elements & Techniques (no date) Thailand. Available at: https://concordian-thailand.libguides.com/c.php?g=784887&p=6589366 (Accessed: February 27, 2023). 

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Libguides: IB Theatre: Theatrical Elements & Techniques (no date) Thailand. Available at: https://concordian-thailand.libguides.com/c.php?g=784887&p=6589366 (Accessed: February 27, 2023). 

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In this website I found lots of different techniques and habits that can infiltrate and expand my knowledge on how to give the best performance on stage or camera. Things like focus, intention, angles, facial expression, eye choreography are going to give the audience a clear performance and also improve my level of work.

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3 major differences between stage + screen acting according ... - backstage (no date). Available at: https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/major-differences-stage-screen-acting-13449/ (Accessed: February 27, 2023). 

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3 major differences between stage + screen acting according ... - backstage (no date). Available at: https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/major-differences-stage-screen-acting-13449/ (Accessed: February 27, 2023). 

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As part of my research on stage performance and being an artist I studied differences between camera and TV. I found that in order to give a more surreal performance and focus my projection needs to be more expansive when on stage whereas on camera it needs more intimate smaller gestures focusing on eye level than on audience.

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For my heels training we worked on a rhythmic routine with very dynamic movement. I used my artistry and focus to keep a strong stance while still being feminine and strong. My use of torso and chest and lines of my leg helped deliver a strong clean choreography although my retention to timing could be better.

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In seans jazz I was working on emotional performance and characterisation. It helps me bring realness and raw original performance for myself. I found using dynamics and energy and sharpness but remaining soft with my torso helped me give a powerful performance. I need to work on my details and footwork when travelling and being clean going into each move.

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Rihanna superbowl performance (Appendix 1)

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Rihanna superbowl performance (Appendix 1)

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Rihannas most recent performance gave me some inspiration and understanding of how expansive my movement needs to be and tight. The dancers are so tight and clean but have lots of facial expression and energy throughout the whole performance.

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For my heels I am technically working on alignment and use of my torso and extension. Physically it feels good on my body and my artistic style was relaxed and a strong eye line through out.

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Today we did a workshop in commercial. Part of my goal in commercial is to physically perform more qualitative movement and clean angles. I am trying to work on my head angles and eye line to fit the vibe of the choreography and my artistry whilst remaining technical and clean with strong arm extension and leg extension and clean turns through transitions.

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Still working on my commercial quality of movement in this class I had to have a different persona and use of levels in a more aggressive masculine way as part of my artistry. I used my facials much better today but need to keep my eye line up. Technically I feel strong and my use of torso is repetitive throughout.

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My goal for contemporary is to work on my fluidity and quality of movement within choreography. I am trying to show light and shade and the journey of choreography. Whilst trying to implement my soft style and grounded approach and keeping my eye line from the mirror.

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For jazz I am working on per-formative choreography for stage. I am performing physically for my use of expansion and showing shapes that can be seen from the back of an audience, whilst trying to remain strong and sharp within my artistry and technical dynamic being strong and sharp to implement the music.

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For my musical theatre classes we are working on stage performance. Physically I feel strong this choreography feels very comfortable on my body how ever the artistry approach was hard for me to maintain with the demand of the routine. I could have used more happy facials and engagement with the audience. Technically I can be better by having a better leg extension and turn in to the jump