Journal#1

Journal #1

Today I taught a Hip-Hop dance workshop at Jordan High. The class is packed and at times I feel a little intimidated, but I don’t let them see that. The class is a mixture of levels, some students already consider themselves dancers, and others are still searching for the rhythm. There are so many personalities and groups of friends in the class, today was really good in the sense that I got to observe as I was teaching. I’m really happy I took advantage of this opportunity because now I see more of what I can offer them as well as where they already are in their understanding of Hip-Hop dance. In a way today is about assessing prior knowledge, though I will further asses in the coming weeks. It’s really wonderful to meet so many young people and dance with all of them. There are some really helpful students that always help me push the right button or whatever I need and those students really make me feel welcome. Today is also a very exciting beginning and I can not wait until I get into my sequential lessons.