Independent Component 1

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Literal

I, Esther Solis, affirm that I complited my Independent component which represents 30+ hours of work.

 

I took a ballet class for about 5 months. I would go once a week for an hour. When my parents where able to provide me with extra instruction time before class, I would go thirty minutes before my lesson and work with my instructor. I would practice on my own for and hour of thirty minutes on Thursdays depending how busy my days where.

Interpretive

By going to this class every week not only did I obtain a better shape but I was also able to understand many aspects of dance and movement. My body was able to go through soreness but also that relif when I had worked out. I think that by taking this class I obtained a good foundation of dance. Which is important because to become a successfull dance/movement therapy, you need to be able to know movement dance. Being able to experience this myself has only made me more aware of how each movement can help a patient. By going to lessons and practicing, I think this was one of the best things I could of done to help me with my senior project.

This experience helped me answer my EQ because I was able to know how to be more interpretative when it comes to dancing. In order to be successful in dance/movement therapy you need to know how to interpret and get involved with patients, especiallyin group. I was also able to learn from my instructor that Patience, is necessary! You need to know your students and their learning pace, because everyone is so diverse and different.