Amanda DeSouza's Blog - M.A. Professional Practice, Dance Teaching Pedagogy

Hello everyone!  In today's MA discussion, our discussion was "Knowledge, Information, and Learning." I think this discussion was very enlightening and gave me some nice insight into the thoughts and ideas of my classmates.  Some notes I jotted down that stuck out to me during our session was: "Learning isn't static" "Words and how you say them are important" "Embodiment" "Transactional Learning" "Don't Assume!" "All bodies are not capable of doing the same things" "(un)prepare" "Listening Space" "Learning and growing is putting yourself in uncomfortable situations" "You have to teach what is in front of you" "Information has to be meaningful" These are all quotes or ideas that really struck a chord with me today. The statements in bold are the things that really made me think.  On Friday I joined a zoom meeting with the creators of "Danscend." T...

Tonight's topic is Imposter Syndrome.  What is it really? Where is it rooted? What triggers it? Wikipedia defines Imposter Syndrome as " Impostor syndrome  (also known as  impostor phenomenon ,  impostorism ,  fraud syndrome  or the  impostor experience ) is a psychological pattern in which an individual doubts their skills, talents, or accomplishments and has a persistent  internalized  fear of being exposed as a "fraud". I believe this syndrome exposes itself in times of change, or a role shift. A new job, a promotion, getting something you have wanted for the longest time, winning an award, and so on. Role shifts cause some of the highest forms of anxiety for people.  I have struggled with this for years and I am very open about it. Recently, I have been given a job opportunity that has caused much anxiety for me. Sometimes I don't think I am the most qualified, or experienced. Sometimes I have intrusive thoughts. and Sometimes I get ...

 Well hello there! This is my first ever blog post. Thank you for joining me on this journey! As part of my MA program, we are encouraged to create blog posts talking about our ideas, thoughts, theories, experience, learning, and sensations surrounding our professional practice in Dance and The Arts. We are encouraged to "find our voice" within the arts community, and I am so excited to dive in.  I have decided to create a Blog thread titled "Sunday Night Sensations." This thread will hold me accountable to sum up my weekly thoughts in this blog. I may post in between, but this is mainly for me to get my thoughts out and start a discussion around dance and the arts every week. I apologize in advance for many run on sentences.. and stream of conciseness thoughts!  I have so many ideas and thoughts circling around my brain... So many things I want to talk about... BUT, I thought I would start with something simple. Something as simple as a sensation. I decided to call...