Proposed Interview questions for Ricardo Small

An Interview with Ricardo Small

Artistic Director of ABYSS Street Dance Crew

(Questions)

What inspired you to create a Street Dance crew?

How was ABYSS founded?

What is your role?

What skills are needed to be an Artistic Director of a Successful Street dance Crew  such as ABYSS?

Have you ever taken a dance exam in any dance style?

Would you say it is important to be a member of an examining body such as the IDTA, in order to run or teach within a dance company? Please explain your answer.

Do you think exams are important to measure the development of a dancer and what are the alternatives?

As a Choreographer and director of ABYSS, you have assisted your dancers developing them technically and mentally. How is this achieved?

Throughout the past years, Community Street Dance teachers have managed to maintain their art form without any major support from the industry and without being able to gain a qualification to prove their level of competence in their field of expertise.

If you were to create a Street Dance syllabus, what would be the most important fundamentals included?

Is formalizing a dance form within the education system the best way to maintain the real history of the pioneers and their contribution to dance?