- Why I chose this inquiry topic, why it is important to me- I was in vocational raining for just over 5 years and over that time I felt some sort of pressure to look a certain way and have seen some of my fellow peers fall ill due to the amount of pressure put on us as young dancers. I am very interested to find out how and why these pressures come about so that I can truly understand the cause and reason for them.
- My research questions that started it all off- What types of pressures are there? Who is putting the pressure on dancers and how they should look? How do we cope with it? Why is there a specific body type needed for the dance industry? Why and how do people try to enforce it? Is social media partly to blame?
- How do these questions relate to my professional practice- My professional practice is trans-disciplinary, there is more than one element to my practice and it is ever changing. As a dancer and actress I attend various open classes and auditions alongside teaching dance and drama to children. Having a greater understanding of these questions and this inquiry will help myself and others around me to continue to cope with these pressures that are put on us as dancers. I will also then be able to share this knowledge I have with my students. I believe we should all feel comfortable in our own skin, as long as we are healthy. Dance is an art form, it will look beautiful no matter what the dancers body type is.
I hope this helps anyone starting Module 3, feel free to comment your thoughts and ideas!
Millie x
Thank you for sharing. I think this will be good for me to put my inquiry title through the same questioning.
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