Halfway hand in and Presentation

Hello!

I have been excited to hand in my work so far to get some feedback from my tutor, I have completed my feedback exchange form and have taken the opportunity to ask questions with regards to my work. I would encourage any module one, two and three students to take the time to think about the questions they want to ask and to make the most of the feedback exchange form. As the end of term draws near I have been thinking about creating a powerpoint for my final presentation, I can then include pictures and videos within my presentation. I am excited to share my inquiry process with other members of the BAPP community and to see others presentations!

Is anyone else in module three using a powerpoint during their presentation? Would love to hear some of your ideas and thoughts!

I hope everyones inquiry's are going well.

Millie x

The History of body image within Dance

Recently I have been thinking about the themes that have emerged within my research and one that I have found very interesting is the history of body image within dance. This relates to my inquiry and my practice as it has unfolded reasons as to why there are still pressures put on dancers and how they should look.

After a lot of research I have found that one reason the stereotypical dancers body is so dominant with regards to how people see dancers is because of the late George Balanchine. 

George Balanchine was a legendary choreographer with the New York City Ballet and during the 1950’s Balanchine popularised the aesthetically stereotypical body type.  Balanchine’s dancers had to be tall, thin and willowy, many people believe that his obsession with the aesthetical lines and the ‘perfect’ body has caused many of the current pressures that dancers are put under to look a certain way. This research in to Balanchine has given my inquiry more depth and new questions have emerged.

George Balanchine and his company dancers.https://balletwithbecca.weebly.com/home/unpopular-opinion-balanchine-ruined-ballet

I hope this encourages you to have a thorough look in to the history of your inquiry topics as you may find more questions!

Millie x