Julia's Dance practice 1 by Julia Kroll https://padlet.com/jckroll/lnzxlgj1s5cfqfwt made with a dash of who I am and who I am to become ! en-us 2022-09-02 13:59:47 UTC 2022-10-03 21:32:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Syllabus Question jckroll https://padlet.com/jckroll/lnzxlgj1s5cfqfwt/wish/2282421390 If I was truly ill such as a fever or flu would I still have to write the 1-2 pg essay?]]> 2022-09-05 02:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jckroll/lnzxlgj1s5cfqfwt/wish/2282421390 Week 2 jckroll https://padlet.com/jckroll/lnzxlgj1s5cfqfwt/wish/2291251723

My first exposure to the term Ethnography was through article II. On Dance Ethnography by Deidre Sklar. It wasn't until Monday's tap class where I really started to make the connections. In class, we were learning a piece called the Shim Sham. I had no prior cultural knowledge of tap. This was apparent through my dancing when I realized my movements aren't as emphasized or loud as they are supposed to be. During the short period of time I took tap I was told to be lean and light and airy with my brushes, yet this is quite the opposite of the native form. Native form is done by bending your knees and brushing with purpose and power. In the article, it mentions that dance has a vulnerability to it. My emotions were directly affecting my performance due to ethnography. 


The second time my ethnographic knowledge was present was during modern class Thursday. We did this exercise where we were told to close our eyes and to run our hands down our front and backside to essentially feel our body for what it is and to appreciate it for all we put it through. This experience was really eye-opening since being a dancer it's hard not to be crucial or scrutinize my body. Dancing allows us to use it as a tool, but if we aren't appreciative of it can very quickly turn into a weapon. I noticed that when I was doing stretches of contractions, my body was stiff and precious. In fact, a fellow dancer said “she knew I was trained in ballet due to my lines”. My cultural background was evident simply because of the way my body was communicating during the dance. Lab was just a confirmation of my European style background.




]]> 2022-09-11 16:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/jckroll/lnzxlgj1s5cfqfwt/wish/2291251723 Week 4 writing response: jckroll https://padlet.com/jckroll/lnzxlgj1s5cfqfwt/wish/2311018479 I like to think of being a dancer as being a mirror, I take in what is given to me such as my feelings, environment and senses and I reflect that or in other words express that message using my body as a conduit for communication. In order to express something I must embody it completely, essentially I willingly hand over my body to that feeling whether it is a feeling itself or how I preserve something to feel. The end goal for any dancer is to reflect that element, feeling, sense etc... to the audience and for them to be engulfed in whatever feeling I am trying to relay. Dance is something that is forever changing and growing, it is not linear. To dance it is to take the beholder on a journey, whatever that may be. I could use expression and feeling to amplify untold voices by first trying to get as much perspective on that voice, so I may embody it correctly and do it justice. I would then break it down piece by piece and change the tempo and moves according to the expression I am trying to convey. Not only that, but I could push boundaries such as using more hips if the voice applies to it and through that I can reflect the story so what they see is the progression of the story, so it may educate them or bring awareness to the said subject. There is this untold relationship between the dancer and the audience, which I can only describe as a teacher and their student.


]]> 2022-09-23 19:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jckroll/lnzxlgj1s5cfqfwt/wish/2311018479 Week 5 jckroll https://padlet.com/jckroll/lnzxlgj1s5cfqfwt/wish/2322990258 Ironically, what I am learning in my history and politics of American education class is aligning well with this week's focus. In my history and politics class, we are learning about how you carry yourself and how that can then relate to test scores. In the article, African American students' test scores were lower than white students. The difference between the two was solely psychological. The little saying “confidence is key '' actually has merit, think about the support system you have at school and how if your teachers believe in your success the likelihood of you doing well on that exam just went up tremendously. Now say you have a teacher that doesn't make you feel welcome, or don't show you the same attention as they do to other students, that would bump your chances of getting a good score even further. That would psychologically take a toll on your body physically as well.  If you were to look at a person in duress, especially something such as discrimination you would notice their limbs looking heavier lower to the ground slouching as if their body is caving in. This reminds me of the article that included an activity where we had to lay down and raise our limbs slowly off the ground in order to feel the weight. Learning about the history of a certain style of dance in order to do it justice has been a new thing for me. This experience has made me think a lot about my past dance classes, where ballet was always the main focal point. It was ingrained in me that it was the foundation, I didn't realize until coming here that says that takes credit away for all other styles of dance. All styles have values and differentiating origins that must be respected. These styles came about because of different cultures and traditions. To say that ballet is the foundation of all of these diverse styles would be a dishonor to all of those who came before us to create them. 



]]> 2022-10-03 00:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jckroll/lnzxlgj1s5cfqfwt/wish/2322990258