Rebecca's BAPP Blog

 Having attended yesterday's first Module 1 Focus zoom call, I am feeling really encouraged about the BA PP course, but not in the way I thought I wanted. Instead of starting to pick up knowledge just in the sense of learning facts, I think I am starting to understand the value of questioning what we don't know, as well as what we think we do (a concept which seemed pretty daunting to me even just last week).  The first main thing I am trying to understand further through questioning is how my practice actually manifests in my current life. Not how I think it should manifest, or how it did when I was at college, but what it really means for me at this very moment. I mentioned on the call how my current focus has been on my fitness- keeping my cardiovascular fitness high and trying to build up my strength. Although this is not a mode of performance in itself, I think it is impossible to ignore for a professional dancer. Whether dancing keeps you fit, or you keep fit so you can ...

 In high school, we had a class named "Learning to Learn". At the time I thought this was a ridiculous title, as how could you learn how to learn if you don't already know how to learn? It probably didn't help that the class largely included exercises that tried much too hard to be engaging (to the point where engaging with them was the least engaging option). However now as I find myself beginning the BA PP course, I am wishing I could revisit "Learning to Learn", albeit aimed at a higher level of education. The format of the course seems, at this point, way out of my comfort zone. Never before have I had to teach myself content, or taken that first step completely by myself. As a pretty independent person I thought I wouldn't mind this, but now I'm here, if I'm honest, I'm quite nervous. Not only shall I be learning the course content and understanding my practice further, but also learning a whole new way to learn. I am experiencing a simi...