[nabs-l] Taking dance and acting classes

Ashley Bramlett bookwormahb at earthlink.net
Sat Nov 26 21:11:35 UTC 2011


Bridgit,
So you took ballet, tap and jazz. Anything else?
Were you the one that said your mom owned a dance studio?
Did you find taking dance different after becoming blind?

IF dance instructors were hands-on, that is good. I think many people learn 
well by touch-- the haptic/kinesthetic sense.
But its not used enough in this visual culture. The dance instructor I 
encountered, when I comtemplated signing up for ballroom dance, said he 
explained the moves and demonstrated them. But he did not reference
using hands-on learning by correcting participants by
positioning them in the  proper stances.
But maybe I just didn't encounter the right instructor; who knows?
Maybe I'll take some private lessons someday. That way I'd go at my own pace 
and it could be as hands on as I needed. Dance is so beautiful, particularly 
ballroom. The waltz looks/sounds neat as well.

Ashley


-----Original Message----- 
From: Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2011 3:20 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabs-l] Taking dance and acting classes

Every dance instructor I've had was hands-on, and it had nothing to do
with sight. They observed us and would position us in the proper stances
and movements if not doing it right. This was done all the time in
ballet, but it was also done when tapping or doing jazz. I'm sure other
teachers practice the same method.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/

"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:12:37 -0500
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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Andi,
I do speak with instructors ahead of time, whether it be a gym class at
the
health club or at school.
Most instructors are not willing to be hands on; they have to lead the
class
and go at a certain pace.
I agree that we need hands on instruction for anything movement based
like
dance, not just verbal cues. At least to learn the steps, being shown
helps
a lot. I did take kundalini yoga though and the instructor was hands on.
But
she also had time to do this since it was a slow paced class by its
nature.

Did you take dance in college? Were they elective classes? If your dance

team is like mine was, they did more hip hop dances.

Ashley


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