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What is my practice? Skype call discussion

Today i attended the 12:30 call with Adesola and Helen. We discussed in the call the meaning of our 'practice' and what makes up our practice. An important thing we discussed is how your practice is ever changing and it will not stay the same throughout your career. For example you may start out as a dancer and then over time your practice may change to a dance teacher. A transition that is important is that from collage to the professional industry. The transition from how teachers at school perceive you to how you are perceived in the industry as a professional, your self image is an important part of being a professional on social media. Your social media and all forms of web 2.0 are vital for self promotion and how you're perceived as a professional. It is important to understand what you're practice is as a professional this links into self promotion as when people ask what you're practice is for example if you say you're a dancer then people will link you to other dancers this is all part of networking and promoting yourself. This past week i have been looking through the module handbook and making notes on each lens i have done lens 1 notes and am now partially through lens 2 notes. I have also been doing a spider diagram of my practice and what that involves such as going to class, going to rehearsals, networking, auditioning, keeping active, watching shows and researching looking for inspiration. This week i plan to finish my notes on the lenses and start thinking about what i am going to include in my diagram ready for the deadline in December.

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  1. Hello Oona! I found this really useful. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thank you Rebecca! i will head over and check out your blog now!!

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