AND SO IT BEGINS....

I need to think about the bigger picture. I need to clear my mind of panic and doubt and just focus. I shouldn't see this as a task but more as an on going learning curve. Inquiry questions i had previously thought about now seem a bit lost or maybe far fetched as no one has really had the opportunity to see how they came about or why they were raised. 

Yes i spoke of opening my own community dance company and of issues and obstacles i have faced but i now think about weather the questions raised as a result of this will have a direct impact on what i'm doing? As i said in my previous blog, most of these already have answers so what would be the point of further inquiry?

 I know that reflecting on the process so far will lead me to discover further lines of inquiry that will possibly be more suited or directly associated with what i am trying to do. Which is?.....

Create a community dance company, which allows children and young adults to acknowledge their potential within dance and grow as creative artists at the same time.

• HOW?
• WHY?
• WHAT IS MY ROLE?

Initially, i had decided that i didn't want dance students within my company to partake in exams because i feel dance is largely about creativity and freedom of expression therefore no limits should be placed.

• HOW WILL STUDENTS REALIZE THEIR DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS?
• DOES THIS MEAN THERE ARE NO STANDARDS?
• WHY ARE THEY DOING IT?
• HOW WILL THEY GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING?

Whilst in the early stages of setting up my company i went to look at several venues. Whilst viewing one of these venues the lady who owned the premises asked me a question. The question was this;

"Are you a member of an examining board?"

My answer was:

"No, do i need to be?"

She replied:

"It would help"

My thought at this point was one of confusion. Why do i need to be part of an examining board in order to hold classes in your hall? Was it a matter of standards? Or does my not being a member of an examining board or planning to hold exams "ghettoize" the image of my company? 

What i should of done straight away was come away and reflect on the situation by blogging, asking fellow Bapp students for feedback and using my social networks to find an answer to this. Instead i thought about it for a number of days before finally seeking out a solution. I was told to look into membership with The Foundation for Community Dance.http://www.communitydance.org.uk/metadot/index.pl

Through the FCD i was able to acquire:

• Public liability insurance
• CRB
• Personal accident cover
• Members Directory

Reflecting further on this part of the process it leads me to further thoughts of inquiry.

• ARE EXAMS IMPORTANT?
• WHY DOES A DANCE FORM NEED TO BE FORMALIZED?
• WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES?

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