http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32195063
I am wondering what peoples opinions are of the way discipline has changed over the years?? I remember being told....having it drummed into us as children at youth theatre. You need to be disciplined to get anywhere as an artist. We weren't allowed to discuss the outside world until rehearsals or class was over. These days I feel children are less committed and don't have the same work ethic.
What are other peoples views on how it has changed?
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Wednesday 22 April 2015
My Top 5 Sources
My top 5 sources of information:
My Phone - Talk about having information at your finger tips. My phone is constantly attached to me...whether it is whilst I am making dinner or out for a shopping trip I am constantly looking and checking it. I think it has grown to be part of the society we live in. When I am at my parents house they think its crazy how me and my siblings are if we don't look at out phone for 30 mins. My mum has never had a mobile and dad only uses his for work. I went out on Sunday without it and felt like I had lost a hand. It is so useful and apps are an amazing invention!
Facebook - I remember changing from My Space to Facebook and my friends saying it would never take off.....there certainly were wrong on that one! I use facebook everyday to update students and parents that I teach. It is a fountain of knowledge in a dance teachers world as there are so many groups you can follow and get advice if needed.
You Tube - What a fabulous visual way of gaining knowledge. I have used you tube for many dance routines to get inspiration from other choreographers. Even watching music videos to see how the artist of a song wants to be represented or what visual style they have chosen. Even if my personal life you tube is fantastic. My husband was working away and we were having issues with our radiators....the power of you tube helped me fix this by using step by step videos to help.
Google - Any question I want the answer to....I ask my good friend Google! My in laws are astounded by what information it can give you. From the height of Fred Astaire to the population of China. I use google almost everyday to access websites without knowing their address.
Dance teaching friends - we have an I Message group of 5 of us who all trained together and now all work as professional dance teachers and most of us run our own businesses. This is such a useful group as we all support each others ventures and give as much help and advice as possible. We also try to cover each others classes or do special one of workshops at each others schools.
My Phone - Talk about having information at your finger tips. My phone is constantly attached to me...whether it is whilst I am making dinner or out for a shopping trip I am constantly looking and checking it. I think it has grown to be part of the society we live in. When I am at my parents house they think its crazy how me and my siblings are if we don't look at out phone for 30 mins. My mum has never had a mobile and dad only uses his for work. I went out on Sunday without it and felt like I had lost a hand. It is so useful and apps are an amazing invention!
Facebook - I remember changing from My Space to Facebook and my friends saying it would never take off.....there certainly were wrong on that one! I use facebook everyday to update students and parents that I teach. It is a fountain of knowledge in a dance teachers world as there are so many groups you can follow and get advice if needed.
You Tube - What a fabulous visual way of gaining knowledge. I have used you tube for many dance routines to get inspiration from other choreographers. Even watching music videos to see how the artist of a song wants to be represented or what visual style they have chosen. Even if my personal life you tube is fantastic. My husband was working away and we were having issues with our radiators....the power of you tube helped me fix this by using step by step videos to help.
Google - Any question I want the answer to....I ask my good friend Google! My in laws are astounded by what information it can give you. From the height of Fred Astaire to the population of China. I use google almost everyday to access websites without knowing their address.
Dance teaching friends - we have an I Message group of 5 of us who all trained together and now all work as professional dance teachers and most of us run our own businesses. This is such a useful group as we all support each others ventures and give as much help and advice as possible. We also try to cover each others classes or do special one of workshops at each others schools.
Networking
Until looking into professional networking in this module I didn't know much about the internet and certain sites can really help with linking you up to other people in your field.
I have realised that I need to use my business twitter much more than I do at present. My facebook is used for both business and personal but I don't think I have taken advantage of how best to use it which is something I now need to focus on. I have just set up a Linkedin account as I think this will be a great new way to network and meet new contacts.
What sites do other people feel work best for them??
I have realised that I need to use my business twitter much more than I do at present. My facebook is used for both business and personal but I don't think I have taken advantage of how best to use it which is something I now need to focus on. I have just set up a Linkedin account as I think this will be a great new way to network and meet new contacts.
What sites do other people feel work best for them??
Monday 13 April 2015
Advertising
WOW....Facebook has just amazed me!! At 9am this morning I posted a quick post about a new pre school class I am starting this week......by midday i had 15 enquiries!! I have posted on my own profile before but decided to post on a local selling site!! I didn't expect so many people asking about various classes so soon. It just shows how Web 2 and the internet in generally can reach out to so many people. As my dance school is only small paying for adverts is something I cannot afford to do and this proves how using the internet to my advantage has really worked! Lets hope some of them turn up to class :)
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