Dance Class

Project 1: Movement Observation (TEMPLATE) *REMINDER: PAPER LENGTH= 2-3 page reflection paper

WORD COUNT= 500-750 words (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE BIBLIOGRAPHY) PAPER FORMAT= Times New Roman 12- point font, one-inch margins, page

numbers in the bottom right hand corner, and double space. Opening Paragraph 1-

• Purpose of project

• Thoughts on conducting these observations. o How did you feel about being asked to observe movement? Were you

concerned that you could not find 15 things to observe?

• Brief overview of what your experienced. o Example: Over a five-day period, I witnessed and participated in a variety

of movement experiences. Of the 15 items I encountered, below is a detailed experience of my top five movement observations.

Paragraph 2-

• Observation one. o Include what day you observed and a brief sentence of what you noticed.

▪ Example: On Monday, as I made my weekly trip to the grocery store, I noticed some interesting things while checking out.

o Body sentence- what did you notice about how the body of the subject moved? o Action sentence- what type of actions were being performed? o Space sentence- what amount of space was being used? This can also include

space between people/objects. o Time sentence- what was the speed of the item you observed? Did you observe

this over a specific period of time or day? o Energy sentence- what kind of energy was produced from the item observed?

Paragraph 3-

• Observation two. REPEAT ABOVE ORDER

Paragraph 4-

• Observation three. REPEAT ABOVE ORDER

Paragraph 5-

• Observation four. REPEAT ABOVE ORDER

Paragraph 6-

• Observation five. REPEAT ABOVE ORDER

Closing Paragraph 7-

• Final thoughts. o What did you learn from this project? (2-3 sentences) o Did you enjoy this project? (2-3 sentences)

BIBLIOGRAPHY (*REMINDER, THIS DOES NOT ADD TO YOUR TOTAL WORDCOUNT)

Project 1: Movement Observation List Monday, June 28

• People checking out at the grocery store

• Barista making my coffee

• My dog chasing a ball

Tuesday, June 29

• Water boiling

• Wind chime on neighbor's porch

• Traffic on way to yoga Wednesday, June 30

• Brushing my teeth

• Hairdresser cutting hair

• Making a smoothie Thursday, July 1

• Candle flickering

• Fountain in pond

• Nail technician painting nails Friday, July 2

• Vacuuming living room

• Sailboat on water

• Movers loading a truck