Third Interview Questions

1. How can a hip hop dancer best prepare a routine for an audition?
2. What categories are the judges looking for in a routine?
3. What is a really good way to start preparing a new routine to a few or group of dancers?
4. What usually attracts the audience more in a dance routine?
5. Can someone who only has experience in freestyle dancing help when learning or making choreo? If so, how?
6. Is it possible to do a routine right on the spot with one other or few other dancers? If, so how?
7. What is the hardest part about creating a dance routine?
8. What are common things you should expect when creating/teaching a routine?
9. How long does it usually take to teach a routine to a group of dancers? Why?
10. What does it take to become known as a good hip hop choreographer?

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Blog 11: Mentorship 10 hours check

1. I am doing mentorship at The Lab 24/7: Creative Arts Studio in West Covina

2. My contact is Heather Gonzalez

3. So far I have done 37 hours and 56 minutes.

4. The first day for my mentorship, I was introduced to the working facilities in the dance studio. Later on I shadowed a hip hop class from Heather. During this time, Jesse who was in charge of the Tuesday schedule for hip hop wasn't available. So Heather was in charge of both Tuesday and Thursday classes for the moment. I just shadowed her classes looking for some moves that I could use for my senior project. Sometimes I would actually attend her classes. After for some while, Jesse who was in charge of the Tuesday schedule was able to teach again. I shadowed classes from him on Tuesdays and sometimes attended his classes. They had different vibes of dancing. Heather was more for the fun and enjoyment of dancing while Jesse was more for the competition of it.

5. Emailed Contact

Senior Project, The Holiday

1. Over the break, I carried on with mentorship hours, worked more on my independent component, and did some more research articles. For mentorship hours, I just kept going to the dance studio. For the independent component, I started make videos of how to do some of my dance moves when I do hip hop.

2. From what I've learned, emotions really make your moves look more legit rather than half-hearted. A dancer can dance by just throwing out popular moves that the audience have seen before but are still cool to watch. However the dancer can lack the passion and feeling for it. But a dancer can really dance if he/she puts the emotion behind it. Even the simplest of moves can look just as good as a difficult move if the dancer can portray the right emotion.

3. If I were to do a 10 question interview regarding on the answer to my EQ, I would ask my current mentor, Heather, or a friend, Josh, who frequently attends the same dance studio to practice break-dancing.
I would interview more on Heather regarding on strictly choreography questions such as how to effectively teach your choreography to the dancers and how to position them. I would interview Josh on different dance moves that go well with certain hip hop music and how to approach those dance moves.