Dance Portfolio Final Summative
In this course, you will maintain a guided learning portfolio. The purpose of the portfolio is for you to research and document your learning in dance in a variety of ways and to help you collect samples of your work for future studies.
Your portfolio will consist of personal reflections, independent research projects, images and photos, self evaluations, articles and advertisements. Each component will be given to you throughout the course.
The entire portfolio is due on Friday June 14, 2013.
You may arrange conferences with me to discuss your portfolio whenever you need assistance. Some of the components have checklist dates by which time you must show me that part or all of the work for that component is
complete.
This portfolio will be evaluated as part of the Culminating Performance Task (30%) for this course. The portfolio will be weighted as 10% of this grade.
Note: Please date all portfolio work.
1. Improvement Chart
You will fill in a chart at the beginning of the course indicating the distance of your stretches and the amount of repetitions you can currently do. In the last unit of the course we will come back to this chart and fill in your achievements. Hopefully you will see a marked improvement!
2. The Dancer in Me
Find a picture or make a collage that represents your view of yourself as a dancer as you begin this course. You may choose to draw this picture, photocopy it, download it from the Internet, cut it out from a magazine, etc. or to make a
collage using any or all of these. Give it a title and write approximately 250 words explaining why you chose your picture or representation and what it says about you as a dancer. You must show your picture/representation to the teacher by Friday February 22nd, 2013.
In addition to the collage, write a reflection that explores your views as a dancer today. The reflection must include (but is not limited to) the following themes; past dance experience, strengths as a dancer, areas of weakness, areas/steps for improvement, goals as a dancer. Reflection should be typed, double spaced, and approximately 500 words in length. The rough draft of your reflection is due on Friday April 5th, 2013.
3. Resume and headshot
Create a resume highlighting both your academic and dance experience using the suggested headings:
Academic Background, Dance Experience, Relevant Skills, Special Interests, Professional Experience, Scholarships and Awards, Publications, Conferences, References.
Headshot: You will learn some techniques on make-up and hair that will help you prepare for your headshot.
This photo will be taken either by the teacher or the photography class during the term.
4. A Dancer’s Life
Create a brochure that describes one of the following careers in depth. Your brochure should include (but is not limited to) the following headings/items: pictures, description of the career, where you can get the education/experience to do this job, the average annual salary, Famous Canadian that is in this field.
Dance Careers
Administration
company/tour/theatre
management
publicity
fundraising
educational programming
Choreography
own company
film and television
videos
musical theatre
festivals
Technical
lighting design
sound design
set design
costume design
stage management
Writing and Criticism
newspaper
journal
historical
Related Professions
kinesiologist
dance therapist
pilates instructor
yoga instructor
Teaching
private
studio
school
system
college/university
Dance Photography
In this course, you will maintain a guided learning portfolio. The purpose of the portfolio is for you to research and document your learning in dance in a variety of ways and to help you collect samples of your work for future studies.
Your portfolio will consist of personal reflections, independent research projects, images and photos, self evaluations, articles and advertisements. Each component will be given to you throughout the course.
The entire portfolio is due on Friday June 14, 2013.
You may arrange conferences with me to discuss your portfolio whenever you need assistance. Some of the components have checklist dates by which time you must show me that part or all of the work for that component is
complete.
This portfolio will be evaluated as part of the Culminating Performance Task (30%) for this course. The portfolio will be weighted as 10% of this grade.
Note: Please date all portfolio work.
1. Improvement Chart
You will fill in a chart at the beginning of the course indicating the distance of your stretches and the amount of repetitions you can currently do. In the last unit of the course we will come back to this chart and fill in your achievements. Hopefully you will see a marked improvement!
2. The Dancer in Me
Find a picture or make a collage that represents your view of yourself as a dancer as you begin this course. You may choose to draw this picture, photocopy it, download it from the Internet, cut it out from a magazine, etc. or to make a
collage using any or all of these. Give it a title and write approximately 250 words explaining why you chose your picture or representation and what it says about you as a dancer. You must show your picture/representation to the teacher by Friday February 22nd, 2013.
In addition to the collage, write a reflection that explores your views as a dancer today. The reflection must include (but is not limited to) the following themes; past dance experience, strengths as a dancer, areas of weakness, areas/steps for improvement, goals as a dancer. Reflection should be typed, double spaced, and approximately 500 words in length. The rough draft of your reflection is due on Friday April 5th, 2013.
3. Resume and headshot
Create a resume highlighting both your academic and dance experience using the suggested headings:
Academic Background, Dance Experience, Relevant Skills, Special Interests, Professional Experience, Scholarships and Awards, Publications, Conferences, References.
Headshot: You will learn some techniques on make-up and hair that will help you prepare for your headshot.
This photo will be taken either by the teacher or the photography class during the term.
4. A Dancer’s Life
Create a brochure that describes one of the following careers in depth. Your brochure should include (but is not limited to) the following headings/items: pictures, description of the career, where you can get the education/experience to do this job, the average annual salary, Famous Canadian that is in this field.
Dance Careers
Administration
company/tour/theatre
management
publicity
fundraising
educational programming
Choreography
own company
film and television
videos
musical theatre
festivals
Technical
lighting design
sound design
set design
costume design
stage management
Writing and Criticism
newspaper
journal
historical
Related Professions
kinesiologist
dance therapist
pilates instructor
yoga instructor
Teaching
private
studio
school
system
college/university
Dance Photography