What I Learned

This has been my second year on Dance Company.  I have learned a lot from it.  One of the main lessons I have learned on PDC is the importance of hard work and being flexible.  throughout the year we have had a lot of opportunities to perform at different events.  Each time we had to work hard to get our pieces ready to perform.  We also had to be flexible if we were re-spacing and had to learn a new part.  Concert week was also very stressful.  We had to put in a lot of time and hard work to get our dances clean, spaced, and lit.  But, when we were all dancing on stage together it was worth all the time and energy we put into it the week before.  I am so grateful for company this year and all the great memories we have together.

Importance of Team Bonding

This year, while being on PDC, I have learned a lot about teamwork and team bonding. I have learned a lot about the importance of loving the people on your team and how much that helps your dances. Krista had assigned that we go to at least one social per semester, and at first I thought that would be hard because I was new to company, new to high school, and didn't know very many people on the team. After attending the social and having so much fun, I grew a love for the people on my team and could feel more comfortable around them. At the beginning of the year, our team wasn't as close, so we felt like we couldn't go as "full out" as we could, but towards the end, we were so close and we knew that we could do our best and not be judged. My dad had been to both our Winter and Spring concerts, and he felt that our Spring concert was more entertaining and well put together. I feel that this is because we had bonded more and were better friends than at our Winter concert. When you become close with someone, you can feel there presence and feel the connection. This is important in dance because you want to be in sync with those you are dancing with. I have learned to love everyone on PDC, and it has helped our dancing that we have become so close.

         Dance company has taught me a great deal about myself. I got to learn more about me and how I am as a dancer and as a teammate. I also got to learn a lot about my team. I had many opportunities to be in student choreography pieces which gave me the opportunity to learn from my teammates and what dance styles come easy to them and how they would create movement. I got to see others natural movement and creativity and compare it to mine, its inspiring. There are so many girls with so many styles and dance company brings it all together beautifully. I loved being able to grow as a dancer and learn more about choreographing. Dancing and competing with this team has definitely been a highlight of my year and I love working with these girls.

Throughout the year we studied dance choreography from a textbook and we each got a chance to come up with dance proposals. We each got many chances to showcase our own style and creativity. Everyone gets many chances in class to be a leader and teach the class. In conclusions it is a great class to help you learn responsibility and leadership and dance. 

Choreographer Dance Eval (all dancers do)

All Dancers will complete the following form.   If a dancer DID NOT choreograph a dance, they will fill out the form "as if they were the choreographer" for a student-choreographed dance they were in.

PDC Performance Self-Evaluation