Upon embarking on this module, it initially took me a
while to figure which line I wanted my inquiry to take. I started to think
about what goals I wanted to achieve in my career; becoming a choreographer and
setting up my own contemporary dance company. I then put a set of questions
together (appendix A) thinking about choreography plus the business side of
starting my own company. I decided to narrow down my ideas as this line was so
vast and focus on the choreography element. I developed another set of
questions (appendix B) focusing on choreography. I was able to discuss my ideas
with Alan via Skype and refined my idea, deciding on my most promising inquiry
line (appendix C).
I joined a SIG on LinkedIn created by Emily Brenchley (see appendix C).
I engaged well with the SIG at the start of the module, however, more recently
I have not been engaging as much as I could. I need to discuss my ideas for my
inquiry in more depth, this would help to develop my interview questions and define
those that will initiate the interviewee to give the most relevant and helpful
information. I am going to ask my SIG to proof read and give feedback on my
interview questions before sending them out to interviewees, this will give me
a clear indication of how they are going to come across via email and if they
will help my inquiry.
The award title I have decided upon is: BA (hons) Professional Practice in Dance Performance and Choreography.
After writing my award title rationale and sending it to Alan he said he would
support this, although, I would have to be prepared that the board may reject
the choreography element as it is not relevant to my practice at the moment. I
then reevaluated my rationale including more about why I think that
choreography is a relevant element to my title (appendix D). I added in more specifics
about my inquiry and made it clear that it was looking along the line of choreography,
as well as adding in more about the choreography work I did whilst at The
Hammond School. I now feel that my award title is stronger due to my rationale
and I have been able to justify this award title.
I have not had much experience with dealing
or even thinking about ethics so I found this section of the module very
insightful. I was made to think about what assumptions I make about the ethics
within a company (appendix E). Looking at the bigger picture rather than those
that just affect me (appendix F) will make me more aware of those ethics I need
to think about for my own inquiry.
After experimenting with tools of inquiry
(appendix G) I have been able to identify the best tool to help gather data for
my line of inquiry. Although piloting the focus group and the questionnaire
were useful in finding out about how my inquiry would help others, interviews
will be the best tool of investigation to lead me to answer my inquiry
question. Along with researching literature I will be able to gain the most
helpful information directly from choreographers.
Appendix D: “An exploration of how established
choreographers have made the transition from performing to choreographing.”
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