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Name:Hannah Day

Guiding Question: Do I want to pursue tap dancing as a hobby?

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(Required) This plan is a “best guess” as to what you and your mentor think you will be doing. It is not meant to be a hard and fast schedule for your Exploration. The plan should illustrate how you intend to complete a minimum of 80 hours.


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 * =  ||= Watching Tap Films ||= 4 ||
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Journal: #1: So far, things have gotten off to a great start. Annie and I have been learning basic steps thus far, and happily picking them up pretty well. Although, the journey is not without it's road bumps. I have had some trouble with picking up my feet, which in turn has affected my shuffles on both feet. As a result, some of the beginning combination moves that involve shuffles have been difficult for me. Luckily, Sara has been very helpful in teaching the moves, but also taking one on one tim with Annie and I to break the moves down when we're having a difficult time picking them up. At this point, we've learned, shuffles (to the front, to the back, to the side, with toes only, with heels only, etc), scuffles, sciffles, steps, jumps, and more. As well as some combinations where more than on move is involved. We have also applied that knowledge into watching tap dancing scenes from famous movies, during which we called out each step we recognized. Such as the "fit as a fiddle" routine, and the "moses suposes" routine, from Singing in the Rain, and multiple dance routines from the ever so exciting Australian tap dancing film, about tough tap dancing factory men, called Bootmen. In the weeks to come I expect we'll continue to, and then soon wrap up the introduction of the beginner steps, and then soon move on to getting into out actual routine. We have also discussed the introduction of stretching routines, and tybo.

//5/21: Sounds like you guys are having fun and learning some new moves for the dance floor. R. Bernard//