YOUR WEEKLY DANCE JOURNAL
Your dance journal is a personal assignment because it is an extension of who
you are. It should be a reflection of your beliefs, values, goals, fears, joys, etc.
We all enter the dance studio with our own personal experiences and perceptions
of dance and ourselves. The journal is a weekly account of your dance
experiences. Your entries should be honest and straightforward, but please do
not just reiterate what we did in class that week. Please date each entry. The
journal is to be turned in every Friday and will be returned to you every Monday.
THE JOURNAL SHOULD INCLUDE:
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Thoughts that occur to you at any time about dance
Your positive thoughts and reactions to the dance class
Your thoughts about movement and how your body moves
Your ideas about choreography, music, costumes,lighting, etc.
Thoughts on performance experiences:yours, others, live, or televised
Your favorite and least favorite assignments and explain why
Newspaper or magazine articles about dancers,choreographers, dance
companies, composers, etc.(include a short explanation)
● Dance photographs, pictures and dance articles
THE JOURNAL MAY INCLUDE:
● Photographs of you and/or your friends dancing(accompanied with caption and
explanation)
● Drawings, poetry, short stories, etc.
● Pressed flowers, old programs, ticket stubs, etc.( with explanation)
● Outside activities in dance; performances, workshops, classes, etc.
● Interviews with dancers, choreographers, directors, composers