What follow below is an extract from Elin Haf Morris’ report on the first term of her apprenticeship with Dawns i Bawb – April 2015 – July 2015. We are glad that you are enjoying it, and wish you all the best for the forthcoming term ahead.
I have just finished my first term as a Dawns i Bawb apprentice, this term has been amazing it’s opened my eyes to so many different things and ways of working within dance, also it has helped me improve on what I did already know.
I applied for the apprenticeship whilst I was in my last year of college, I studied Performing Arts for 3 years and in my final year I knew that Uni wouldn’t be the right choice for me as I want to be a dance tutor and I felt that Uni would be more like college, as they would work more with me as a student and not work with me in a way where I’d want to learn how to teach. Where as with Dawns i Bawb they give you the opportunity to go out with mentors such as Emma-Jane & Catrin and get the experience first hand of how they do things. My college tutor, Lisa Jones helped me with contacting Dawns i Bawb as she knew about them and knew about the apprenticeship and thought it would suit and help me.
I’ve learnt quite a few things already by doing this apprenticeship scheme, I’ve learned about the different variety of teaching styles/ methods, for example there’s the Command style – this is where all the decisions are controlled by the teacher, I’ve seen this being used by both Emma-Jane and Catrin in their lessons, mainly in the warm ups.
Another major thing I’ve learned is that adaptability is a must, because not all groups are going to be the same, and not all groups have the ability to do the same. Everybody is different and I think it’s important that if you go to a new school or club to have an open mind because you never know what you’re going to get.
By being on the apprenticeship I have also been attending any meetings they have, and I also get to help out with any new work they have going on. By doing this I’m not just getting told whats going on, I’m also getting the chance and opportunity to get fully involved with the company and what they do.
Overall my first term has been amazing and I have to say I have met some brilliant people and I can’t wait to see what comes next.
The apprenticeship programme is part of the Wales Wide Training Scheme, funded by Arts Council Wales.
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