Helping 2013

(1) What ideas do you have for your senior project and why?

• Photography because I like to take pictures, i’m already in ROP, and I already have a service learning place. I’m going to work with Jack (as mentor) on outside events and maybe I could help him during ROP classes.
• What feedback did you offer when you heard the topic ideas?

As long as you have service learning then you should be set!

(2) What do you plan to do to complete the 10 hours of service learning (working with an expert) which is due prior to senior year starting?  Note: They also have to complete the 50 hours during the school year.

• I plan on working with Jack from ROP during the summer. He already told me that there’s an event on June 1st so I could go with him to observe.
• What feedback did you offer them in response?

Just make sure you have enough hours for the event.

(3) What do you hope to see or expect to see when watching the class of 2012 present their two hour presentations?

• I’m hoping to see fun and interesting topics that I would like to learn about.
• What suggestions did give them regarding how they should approach watching the 2 hour presentations?  

I told them to look for examples that they could use for their senior project.

(4) What questions do they have about senior project?  What additional recommendations would you give the 2013 student about senior project?  Be specific and note what you told them.

• What’s the independent component?
• How do I get the service learning paper?

I told them that there are 2 independent components/ 30 hours each and it’s basically making your own component. For example: Mine is practicing for 30 hours. And I have whoever is watching me sign off hours everyday that I practice. So basically you just need another way to show that you are experiences your topic.  

• What additional recommendations did you give them?

I told them to start working on service learning as soon as possible because it is a lot of hours. And you want to make sure that you have enough for the grade.

Fourth Interview Questions

1. Why is it important to practice?
2. When you practice, what is it that you help gain?
3. What happens if you don’t practice at all in one week?
4. How many times a week do you believe a ballerina should practice per week?
5. Why is it important to train?
6. What do you think training helps a ballerina gain?
7. What happens if you don’t train at all in one week?
8. Why do you think body weight is an important factor for a ballerina?
9. How does body weight help a ballerina in her dancing?
10. Why do you think facial expressions are important while on stage?
11. What do facial expressions make an audience feel?
12. What do facial expressions add to the routine/dance?
13. How do facial expressions add to the routines/dance?
14. Why are body proportions (perfect arms, legs, torso) so important?
15. What are the consequences of having bad body proportions?
16. What makes the ballerina look perfect on the stage?
17. What’s most important for a ballerina to look her best on stage?
18. How do ballerinas become so graceful?
19. Why is it important for ballerinas to be graceful?
20. Why is it important for ballerinas to become their character?

Third Interview Questions

Questions:
1. When did you start dancing? And how?
2. Do you think starting early would help the ballerina more than a ballerina that starts around her teenage years?
3. How many times do you practice per week? Is it constant?
4. Do you consider yourself dedicated? Why?
5.What do you do to perfect all the steps in a routine?
6. What do you think is the key factor to be chosen for the front line?
7. What key factors do you believe are important to perfect the role of a ballerina?
8. What do you hope to accomplish in life from ballet?
9. What do you believe you have accomplished?
10. Why do you think it’s important to perfect a role of a ballerina?
11. Do you apply what you learn in ballet in your everyday life? If so, how?
12. What do you believe is most important for perfecting the role of a ballerina?

Second Interview Questions

Five Questions to be Approved:


1. What made you choose this career?

2. When did you start being a professional ballerina? and where?

3. When did you decide to become a dance teacher? and why?

4. At what age did you start training?

5. Why did you stop performing?

6. How did you start to choreograph dances?

7. Which do you like more: performing in front of an audience or being a dance teacher?

8. Do you still enjoy ballet as much as you did when you were young?

Interview Check

Questions:

1. Who are you interviewing and why?

2. What additional questions will you ask them (in addition to the 5 we require)



I will be interviewing my dance teacher since she chose dance as her career. Also because she's been my teacher ever since I stared dancing and no one knows my dancing better than her. I would like to know why she chose dance as her career and what made her so interested. I also would like to know her background and her steps to becoming a dancer.



Questions:
1. What are some of the difficulties about this topic?

2. What section do you recommend I focus more on?

3. What does dance mean to you?

4. Would you recommend this as a career? If so, why?