Larissa King BAPP Blog

What do you want to find out about? How do Dancers process and react to criticism in a professional environment? Do they care too much, too little and if so why? Is there one singular way that is considered the norm/ desired/ how we should be reacting? Why do you want to research this topic? On board these cruise ships, we do a technical run of the show before every evening performance; this is a chance for the Dance Captain to oversee the show and correct any mistakes or inconsistencies. Over the past few years I feel personally I have changed the way I respond to these critiques; at first as I was one of the most inexperienced of the troupe, I was quite accepting if I was in the wrong. As I became more experienced it frustrated me when mistakes around me weren’t picked up on by the dance captain or if someone else was adamant they were doing it correct. Then I basically, ‘got over’ my ego and told myself it really didn’t matter if I was doing it correctly or someone else;

Recently, each time I have a spark of curiosity for something in my practice I’ve been jotting it down in my notebook/ phone to analyse later (and so I don’t forget). After reading through the hand book I have summarised the following points to help me look deeper at these topics and narrow down an inquiry topic. Coupled with looking back at my mind map from Module One to refresh myself on what areas make up my practice. Write down in brief terms what you want to find out about Why are you interested in it (how does it link to my practise) How researching it will benefit my practice going forward Then the additional points to help myself out later in the process Write any preconceptions/ assumptions you have about the topic If possible, try and write any alternative perspectives you think people may have (which is also part of your assumptions) Are there any struggles/ hindrances with researching this topic? It may be worth doing a brief search into the topic to see if my

  Hi there everyone, after attending the Welcome Zoom Call yesterday I thought now would be a good time to restart the blog! I wasn’t the most attentive with it last term, I think once I started my essay the blog posts accidentally took a back seat as I focused my time on perfecting the essay rather than the posts - I hate to admit there’s a fair few nearly finished blog posts sat in my drafts. But a new term is a chance to try again!   My location is a bit different this time round; I am so thankful to have been chosen for the return to service cast on board Cunard Queen Elizabeth, to finish what we started last year! Today actually marks our 100th day on board this contract! I think there are pros and cons of doing this degree alongside this work; naturally there are a lot more responsibilities to juggle with compared to being in lockdown earlier this year, coupled with the lack of good wifi will be a challenge. However as I start to design my inquiry for Module 2 I think it will be