T.A.A.Holdsworth BAPP blog

After reading Adesola's post about 'Beginning in the Middle' (https://adesolaa.blogspot.com/2020/01/beginning-in-middle.html), I suddenly began thinking what my process is to reach that point where I are familiar with my thoughts and ideas. I don't believe that there is one correct way to get to this point as people work in different ways and I do not feel that I follow the same path every time I am embarking on a new project. In spite of this, there are some definite routes I tend to follow. To begin, I usually make sure I understand what I want to achieve from this project. What are my goals and aims and then I almost map out my thoughts for what I would like to create. With this, I can then clearly see a path but although I have found a route, more common than not, that route changes or alters in different ways. That is another thing to remember, to not get stuck on one route. I find keeping an open mind helps to develop within the project and also open other doors t...

Looking further into ethical considerations when delving into a research project, I have noticed that having the inquiry based around my professional practice means I have my own personal ethics. I would like to keep this investigation as neutral as possible and with that in mind, these personal ethics must not control the course of the project. Although my opinion still matters, the point of this inquiry is to hear different opinions and to understand different points of view. Once I aquire this varying information, it will then give me a broader understanding on the topic at hand which is; 'what does the end of a ballet career mean to the dancer?' Although the answer to the question will vary from person to person, I will still recieve the information required to understand how the majority may feel and whether my own personal opinion realates. Given that I will only be interviewing a handful of people, my results will not be 100% reliable but should still give diverse inform...

In September I moved to Orlando, Florida to join Orlando Ballet Company for their 2019/2020 season. I’ve finally managed to settle in and sort everything out, such as getting my Social Security Number, US driver’s licence, etc. Now that I can focus more on the module I have noticed many things that interest me within my professional practice. My first thoughts for enquiries in this module were on performing ballets on stage and what makes a good performance. As I delved further into it, I discovered that I am extremely interested in the end of a ballet career. Within this I want to know if there even is an end or what causes the end? There are so many questions I would like to ask and as I progress with this idea in mind, more queries and theories become apparent. I want to know if the end of a ballet career is on a dancer’s mind and whether it excites them or scares them. When I was in school training in ballet, we would always have people come in from an organisation who help dancers...

On the 18th of March, Adesola posted about ethics. Before reading the post, ethics was something I thought I understood about myself. I thought I knew where I stood in certain situations and what I thought should be considered right or wrong. After reading and watching the videos attached, I realised that I was only scraping the surface of the topic.  At first glance, I would assume I would be a moral realist but once the topic was talked about in more depth, I discovered that I wasn't considering what that would mean on a wider platform. In the video created by CrashCourse on Youtube, they talk about it in more detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOoffXFpAlU About four minutes and thirty seconds into the video, he describes what Moral Realism is. A definition of moral realism is: ' Moral Realism  (or  Moral Objectivism ) is the  meta-ethical  view that there exist such things as  moral facts  and  moral values , and that these are...

After reading Adesola's blog post on collaboration, it inspired me to write about my own experiences within my practice. In the post, Adesola linked a video to Dr. Shelle VanEtten de Sanchez, a poet talking about her experience in collaboration. She mentioned a metaphor which allowed me to relate and understand the importance of co-operation and what you can gain from it. "What each of us can accomplish on our own will fit in the palm of our hand, but that is insignificant compared to what we can accomplish together" ( Dr. Shelle VanEtten de Sanchez on 'The Power of Collaboration') This metaphor suggests that we are the biggest threat to our own work. Our 'ego' can cause self-sabotage and may distort our judgment to what our work could be. My literal experience of collaboration within my practice would be choreography. I can completely relate to this metaphor as there have been many times where I have created some movement in dance and have not allow...

The first post is always the hardest post (well in my opinion). Not being a natural 'blogger' I wasn't too sure what I should talk about. After far too much overthinking and procrastination, I came to the conclusion that I was giving myself a headache (and the first term has only just started). I decided to just begin typing what I was thinking and here we are...   This year I have started the Professional Practice, Arts and Creative Industries BA Honours. After graduating school, I originally wanted to start the course straight away but was advised to give myself a bit of time to adjust to the working environment. A year and a half later here I am, finally opening my mind to further education.  I'm looking forward to this course and everything it has to offer. Being able to both study and work at the same time, no matter where I am in the world offers me so many opportunities, for which I am very grateful. Let's hope that the next 18 months go according...