Blog 20: Fourth Interview Questions

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

• I plan to interview Marlon, the owner of the dance studio that I trained at. He has years of dance and being in the industry under his belt. In the past he had danced for big names and knows exactly what it takes to make it into the dance industry. 

2.  Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.

1. How did you make a career out of dance?
2. Were there any other passions that you had growing up?
3. If you didn't have dance, where would you be right now?
4. What is your most memorable moment regarding dance?
5. Did you ever in your lifetime feel discouraged about dance?
6. What is your experience with making choreography?
7. Do you believe that there is a process to making choreography?
8. Do you believe that anyone, regardless of dance experience, can make a dance piece that's industry worthy?
9. What intrigues you the most when watching someone else's choreography?
10. What is your favorite aspect about making choreography?
11. What is a choreographer's biggest mistake?
12. How do you make a choreographed dance piece stand out from the rest?
13. What separates a good choreographer from a bad choreographer?
14. What factors of making choreography do you think are the most important?
15. When do you think the best age to start dancing is?
16. What do you love about dance the most?
17. Is there anything about the dance industry that you wish you could change?
18. How did you grow up dancing?
19. Were you a born natural?
20. Can you see yourself doing anything other than dance?

Blog 14: Third Interview Preparation

 


1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?

• I plan to interview my dance captain, Lauren Alvar. She is a very experienced dancer and is trained in various different dance styles, some of which include contemporary and hip hop.

2.  Verify that you have called your interviewee to schedule an interview.  What is the date and time of the interview? 

• January 24th, 2:30 pm

3.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you find research resources that would help to answer the EQ.

• As a dancer, what impacts you the most when dancing and why?

4.  Phrase an open-ended question that will help you think about other useful activities you might do to help you answer the EQ (IC2, possible experts to talk to, etc).

• If I'm trying to learn about how to make the perfect dance piece, what do you suggest I do to reach this goal?

5.  Phrase two open-ended questions that help you to understand your interviewee's perspective on an aspect of your EQ. 

• Do you believe that choreography is done through a process that everyone generally follows? and why?
• Can you distinguish one factor that is the most important when making choreography?

Blog 7 - Second Interview Preparation

1.  Who is your mentor and where do they work?  If their workplace does not reflect their expertise, what makes them an expert?

• My new mentor, Liz Woods, is a regular instructor at Stylz Dance studio. She is an expert in the field, not only because she has her own class but also because she is the co-director for a dance team called Nu Era. Her extensive dance experience and all her knowledge definitely makes her an expert in the field of dance. 

2.  What five questions will you ask them about their background?

1. At what age did you start dancing?
2. How did you end up getting a teaching slot at Stylz?
3. Were any kinds of opportunities offered to you when you first started dancing?
4. How long did it take you to develop your specific dance style?
5. How much did you train when you first started dancing?