Nandini Soni

December 13, 2020

Career Life Connections: Journal 1

The progress I have made during this past week:

This past week I have dedicated myself to doing research. I wanted to start by researching
all of the topics I need to understand that branch from Bharatanatyam. There were many
topics that I included in my proposal. I thought of many new topics I wanted to research. So,
I researched some topics that I could study. I created a guiding list of the ideas and concepts
I want to research. I will be adding to that list through the process. Additionally, I had my first
meeting with my dance teacher (mentor) after my class, and he shared different topics that I
should research. (The list of ideas/concepts to research will be in the evidence portion). I got
a portion of my research done. Through the process, I learned that I enjoyed researching. I
spent a lot of time researching for this exact reason.
Alongside practising some of my assigned choreography from class, I also began practising
my Bharatanatyam technique (adavus) every day. A professional dancer must maintain their
technique and condition every day. I practised a variety of technique everyday for 1.5 hours.
The week before, I practised for 1 hour from Monday to Friday.

P.S. I have spent one hour on this journal. That will be added to my “hours”.

What I need to move forward with my Capstone

I am going to continue my research next week. I have only done a portion of the research. A
great portion of my Capstone project is research-based, so I will be dedicating significant
time to doing that. From the “Evidence” section you will see that I gathered a lot of
information, however, I still have to research more concepts that are in my guiding list. Next
week I will be researching the different Bharatanatyam artists, costumes, makeup, music etc.
I will be continuing to practise dance.

Obstacles I have encountered and how I have moved forward:

Some of the obstacles I have encountered during my research process is coming across
different information and trying to figure out which information is correct. The way I overcame
obstacles like this one is browsing many different websites and videos to see the similarities
in the information and using that information.
Another obstacle I have encountered is motivating myself into practising my
technique/adavus. I have not practised the technique on my own in a very long time. It is a
form of exercise and is very tiring. I have set a certain time of the day (6 pm) to practise the
technique so that I can mentally prepare myself before practising. This method has been
working for me in terms of allowing me to stay motivated.

Obstacles I can foresee in my next steps:

My next week's tasks are very similar to those that I had this week. So I can foresee similar
obstacles such as trying to find accurate information, trying to stay motivated and
time-management.

The skills I’ve used and what I have learned:

Some of the skills that I have used were critical thinking skills when I came across different
information on the same topics and I had to analyze information from different sources. I
used planning and scheduling skills that assisted me in time-managing. I practised my
communication skills during my meeting with my mentor (dance teacher) on Tuesday after
class.

My goals and deadlines for next week:

My goal for next week is to complete my research. This is an ambitious goal for me knowing
that there is a lot of research that I need to complete and I have a lot scheduled for next
week. I will also continue practising my adavus for 1.5 hours every day.

Evidence:

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Total Hours Posted on Last Journal N/A

Hours used since last journal entry 17.5 hours (including last week's dance
practise [5 hours])

Total hours used towards capstone 17.5 hours