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Reassessing your personal dance goals

1/8/2013

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Each year I like to put this personal dancer's assessment out there for my dancers and students to consider. This is taken from an old discussion thread from tribe.net from a director of a dance troupe. I think it's a great set of questions to consider and answer for yourself. Enjoy. 

Reassessing your personal dance goals:
1. "-Do I have a near spotless attendance record and am I on time almost always, with rare exceptions?

2. -Is my skill level where it should be in accordance to how long I have been dancing?

3. -Do I constantly seek out new mediums in dance to adjust my skill and ability?

4. -Have I really pushed myself out of my comfort zone in learning to do other dances or use props?

5. -Am I easy to work with requiring little time and effort on the parts of others?  

6. Am I a self-starter?  Or do I do better working in a group? *not that one is better than the other, it is just important to know which one you are*

7. -Am I flexible with regard to costuming and am I able to wear any of the troupe's costumes?

8. -If I were to get a call to do a show with little to no preparation or rehearsals, would I be able to confidently pull off a performance?

9. -Do I push myself to work with individual members of our group or do I tend to stay in my comfort zone with the same one or two people?

10.-Have I become stronger musically, either with finger cymbals or by learning hand drum rhythms?

11. -Do I maintain a positive attitude even if the group/class is working on something I am not particularly fond of?

12. -Do I encourage others in the troupe to help them feel their confidence?"

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7/8/2013 08:12:34 pm

I like this list of yours. Indeed an apt self assessment questionnaire! As a dancer myself, this is so helpful in evaluating myself. The output I was quite embarrassing. I really need to progress a lot! Anyway thanks for this.

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7/9/2013 05:00:19 am

yes, i love this list. It was taken originally from another dancer off tribe.net. our troupe continues to use this as a guide line. it's great as a check-in tool. helps me refocus and re-gather my efforts. thanks for commenting.

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