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?
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Self Reflection
(1) How do you think you are doing so far in your senior project and why? AE, P, AP, CR, or NC
AE, because I have been working on my service learning extensively. I've also always bring a lot of research and take my time reading it and margin noting every note that I think could help me in the future.
(2) What one thing do you think you have done well on and why?
I think I'm doing well on my service learning because I've been doing it continuously and extensively.
(3) What is one thing you would like to improve on and why?
I would like to improve on my science fair project journal. I think I'm putting a little bit of information in it and Ms. Melogno wants more. I hope to improve it and do well on my science fair component.
AE, because I have been working on my service learning extensively. I've also always bring a lot of research and take my time reading it and margin noting every note that I think could help me in the future.
(2) What one thing do you think you have done well on and why?
I think I'm doing well on my service learning because I've been doing it continuously and extensively.
(3) What is one thing you would like to improve on and why?
I would like to improve on my science fair project journal. I think I'm putting a little bit of information in it and Ms. Melogno wants more. I hope to improve it and do well on my science fair component.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Science Fair Proposal
1. If ballerina’s focus at a specific spot while spinning then their balance would not be lost.
2. Dependent: spinning
Independent: balance
Control: ballerina
3. The connection between my experiment and my EQ is; my EQ is what is most important in perfecting the role of a ballerina and my experiment will probably give me one answer. Since spinning and balance is a huge factor in ballet, it will determine one of the factors that ballerina’s need to have in order to be perfect. How do you gain balance? Does spotting help?
4. Equipment: dancers, a focused spot, a timer, paper and pen to write data.
I will perform, grouping three groups, first group random, the second spotting, and the third not spotting. Random meaning, they won’t know that there they should be spotting which are the ones that will go first. I will make them spin for at least two 8 counts constantly. I will record and observe their movement/balance especially in their body and head. Then I will have the other two groups do the same; except the spotting group will know where the focused spot it located. I will do this over again a few times. I will basically examine the anatomical causes of balance vs. dizziness and assess why it is that spotting prevents the latter.
Why do you balance when you spot?
There are tubes in your ear that have a fluid matrix in them these tubes are lined which small bone-like structures called otolinths. The tubes in the ear help people balance when you change position. These structures react to gravity and move the surface of the tube and the fluid which can be turned into an action potential and integrated into motor cortex via neurotransmitter. The brain can send signals back through your cerebellum to control fine muscle coordination as a result of the ear signals. Therefore, me figure out why exactly this will occur.
5. Physiology Biology.
2. Dependent: spinning
Independent: balance
Control: ballerina
3. The connection between my experiment and my EQ is; my EQ is what is most important in perfecting the role of a ballerina and my experiment will probably give me one answer. Since spinning and balance is a huge factor in ballet, it will determine one of the factors that ballerina’s need to have in order to be perfect. How do you gain balance? Does spotting help?
4. Equipment: dancers, a focused spot, a timer, paper and pen to write data.
I will perform, grouping three groups, first group random, the second spotting, and the third not spotting. Random meaning, they won’t know that there they should be spotting which are the ones that will go first. I will make them spin for at least two 8 counts constantly. I will record and observe their movement/balance especially in their body and head. Then I will have the other two groups do the same; except the spotting group will know where the focused spot it located. I will do this over again a few times. I will basically examine the anatomical causes of balance vs. dizziness and assess why it is that spotting prevents the latter.
Why do you balance when you spot?
There are tubes in your ear that have a fluid matrix in them these tubes are lined which small bone-like structures called otolinths. The tubes in the ear help people balance when you change position. These structures react to gravity and move the surface of the tube and the fluid which can be turned into an action potential and integrated into motor cortex via neurotransmitter. The brain can send signals back through your cerebellum to control fine muscle coordination as a result of the ear signals. Therefore, me figure out why exactly this will occur.
5. Physiology Biology.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
What I've Learned So Far
1) What have you learned how to do since you started working on your senior project?
I have learned the strengths and training that all ballerinas need to have in order to dance and dance on pointe. I have also learned the reason why I have tendonitis on my ankle and the other different injuries that a dancer can have.
2) Post evidence of this accomplishment. It can be in the form of a picture, video, document, etc..
a picture showing the strengths in my legs and ankle.
3) What research helped you to do this and how?
#7 Ballet Basics
#11 Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition
Article Name: “Dancers and Choreographers”
These two articles gave me information about the strengths and training that a ballerina needs to have in order to dance.
#21, #21B, #21C Foot and Ankle Injuries in Dance
This article helped me understand all the different injuries that dancers may have specifically, ballerinas. It also taught me why I have tendonitis (unique injury to non-dancers) on my ankle. (Common ballerina injury)
I have learned the strengths and training that all ballerinas need to have in order to dance and dance on pointe. I have also learned the reason why I have tendonitis on my ankle and the other different injuries that a dancer can have.
2) Post evidence of this accomplishment. It can be in the form of a picture, video, document, etc..
a picture showing the strengths in my legs and ankle.
3) What research helped you to do this and how?
#7 Ballet Basics
#11 Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition
Article Name: “Dancers and Choreographers”
These two articles gave me information about the strengths and training that a ballerina needs to have in order to dance.
#21, #21B, #21C Foot and Ankle Injuries in Dance
This article helped me understand all the different injuries that dancers may have specifically, ballerinas. It also taught me why I have tendonitis (unique injury to non-dancers) on my ankle. (Common ballerina injury)
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Independent Component 1 Plan Approval
1) For my Independent Component, I plan to use my practice hours leading to my recital and also tutor/teach little girl/girls for ballet. I plan to have all 30 hours for the first semester by doing this.
2) I will be practicing my dancing a few hours a week and will get my hours signed off by my parents and or sister. I will also teach/tutor the little girl/girls during the weekend and get the hours signed off by their parents.
3) It relates to my EQ because practicing ballet will hopefully make be better and make me realize what it takes to be a role of a perfect ballerina.
2) I will be practicing my dancing a few hours a week and will get my hours signed off by my parents and or sister. I will also teach/tutor the little girl/girls during the weekend and get the hours signed off by their parents.
3) It relates to my EQ because practicing ballet will hopefully make be better and make me realize what it takes to be a role of a perfect ballerina.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Defining the Essential Question
1. What is most important for perfecting the role of a ballerina?
2. Two confusing words:
> perfecting: ballerina's are always trying to "perfect" their movements. They believe that every single step and movement needs to be perfect in order to be a professional ballerina.
> role: as a role I mean, put your heart and soul into every step and movement. It's like you breath and live for that role. And in order to live and breath ballerina, your goal must be to become a perfect ballerina.
3. Answers:
> Getting all the steps right
> Posture of the body
> Counting the music
4. As of right now my most important source would be, Laura Maruna-Roach. She's been my dance teacher since I started ballet and I think it's great that she chose it as her career. She's also my main source because she's actually had experience in it and still does it.
2. Two confusing words:
> perfecting: ballerina's are always trying to "perfect" their movements. They believe that every single step and movement needs to be perfect in order to be a professional ballerina.
> role: as a role I mean, put your heart and soul into every step and movement. It's like you breath and live for that role. And in order to live and breath ballerina, your goal must be to become a perfect ballerina.
3. Answers:
> Getting all the steps right
> Posture of the body
> Counting the music
4. As of right now my most important source would be, Laura Maruna-Roach. She's been my dance teacher since I started ballet and I think it's great that she chose it as her career. She's also my main source because she's actually had experience in it and still does it.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
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?
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?
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