Mentorship

Content:

Literal:
Mentorship Log
Heather Gonzalez, The Lab: Creative Arts Studio

Interpretive:
The most important thing I've gained from this experience is relating what you've learned and researched to real-life situations. My EQ is more of "How to" question rather than a "What is" question. During research and mentorship, I got good information for my EQ, and I got actual observations on how my mentor does her tasks. After reflecting on what I've learned and what I've experienced, I've applied them in finding answers for my EQ.

Applied:
Shadowing dances have been really helpful to me in finding answers to my EQ. I even took a few classes. As I was shadowing the classes, I was able to see which moves complemented the song and which moves looked a bit odd. Not only that, I got to see different teaching methods and how it worked and how it didn't work, affecting how far into the song the dancers progressed. Taking classes helped me see things in a dancer's perspective. Some dancers can pick up choreography quite quickly while others can't, thus taking the difficulty of the dance routine in mind.

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

Summer Mentorship Component

1. Mentorship Log
2. Chris Freeland
    (626) 939-8430
3. If we advertised our association more, would it get more people to join?
    Are there other cities that have their own youth council?
    Are there specific requirements to form a city youth council?

Interpretive
4. The most important thing I've gained from this experience is getting the confidence of being active in the community because most of my life, I've been shy when it came to things like voicing out my thoughts and interacting with other people I haven't really known. I knew I wouldn't really have fun if I didn't mingle with the other members so I just broke out of my shell. It also taught me more about being a "team player" and finding other things to do that's beneficial even if you aren't scheduled to do anything. It taught me how ASB works and what happens when EVERYONE does their part.

Applied
5. I've wanted to go out and meet new people who are within my district because I felt like I didn't know anyone, and I was getting bored of staying in the house all day. So, I decided to join a committee. Since I do my part in groups, I figured that this committee might actually work for me. The adviser of the committee mentioned to me that the group appealed to those in ASB and I wasn't in ASB. He mentioned later on that those who are supportive in groups are also good for it. I'm not really a leader but I do have some kept ideas that I can contribute to.