6c Award Title

When trying to make a decision on my Award Title I became very confused and stuck as I didn't know what I wanted my Professional Practice to be in as I needed to do more research as to what qualifications I needed for the career paths I would like to pursue in the future.

When deciding I had a lot to take into consideration;
- What qualifications I had already done at Bird College and what Degree I would like to compliment my hard work.
- My future plans for a theatre and dance school and the workshops I offer at the moment.
- What degree title would be the best if I wanted to do a PGCE or Schools Direct.

PGCE and Schools Direct
After a lot of confusion about my Award Title I approached a Head Teacher of a primary school who then rang up Warwickshire Council and checked with a variety of contacts within various positions of other schools or who work higher up in education.

I currently am yet to hear back from this Head Teacher and am interested in what has been said however I know that with any degree I am able to accomplish schools direct or a PGCE and offer my services regarding dance and musical theatre within a primary/secondary school.

Dance Associations
I know that to become a dance teacher I need to complete further qualifications within the different associations I hope to teach the syllabus from. I currently am in the process of sorting out each teaching qualification I hope to do in different associations.
RAD - Classical Ballet
ISTD - Tap
ISTD - Modern theatre




www.istd.org/

Here is a ISTD Qualifications May and near the bottom is the degree I am doing at MDX.

This degree is something that you would do after completing your DDE ISTD and if you went on to do your MA in Professional Practice you would become a 'Fellowship'.
















Narrowing the Award Title Down

BA (Hons) Professional Practice (Dance)
BA (Hons) Professional Practice (Musical Theatre)
BA (Hons) Professional Practice (Dance Teaching)


Here I have put down the three possibilities that I would like to base my degree title on as these three titles are close to me and what I have worked on for a long time, yet I cannot decide between them as they all have a reason and purpose as to why I would like them as a title.

(Dance) - I would like my award title to be 'dance' as I have worked consistently since the age of 6 years old completing many exams and investing a lot of time and effort into dance as a whole. I then feel that for three years at Bird I worked extremely hard within each dance class trying to better my knowledge, technique and performance within each style gaining a better understanding of each discipline. I feel that it would be a great title as I have invested three years into my qualification at Bird and to add this on for it to become a degree would be a good decision especially as my Inquiry is based within dance.

(Musical Theatre) - I would like my award title to be 'musical theatre' as I have put a lot of time into musical theatre since the age of 3 and invested in a lot of peoples time and effort to get me to where I am today. I also would like to use it as a title as this is the career I have dreamt of pursuing since a very young age and have already gained two smaller qualifications in 'Musical Theatre'.  I have just recently set up my own theatre school and look to continue with a theatre school which works on the three main disciplines of Musical Theatre and so to have a degree specialising in 'Musical Theatre' would be great to show to parents of any students that join my school. I primarily believe that the hard work, time, dedication and effort I have put into musical theatre, like dance, my award title should be 'musical theatre' as it is a way of changing my qualification, from Bird, (Level 6 Diploma) to a degree.

(Dance Teaching) - I would like my award title to be 'dance teaching' as I would like to continue to pursue this career in my future as I have currently set up my own theatre school which requires me teaching dance but I hope to expand this as I draw to a close with my career as a professional performer and want to teach dance and Musical Theatre as a career, this is why I think I would benefit with a degree in dance teaching. This award title also compliments my inquiry title very well.

Deciding on a Title

I finally came up with my Award Title which includes both dance and musical theatre as I realised that these two titles meant a lot to me and that I have worked hard for five years and continue to do so and I would enjoy having a degree in dance and musical theatre.

BA (Hons) Professional Practice (Dance and Musical Theatre)

My Rationale

After training for three years and graduating from Doreen Bird College, gaining a Diploma in Professional Musical Theatre, and prior to this gaining further qualifications within many dance styles and Musical Theatre I have decided on my Award Title being ‘Professional Dance and Musical Thetare’. Over the years I have acquired the knowledge and understanding within dance disciplines as well as Musical Theatre which has made me the professional I am today.

Since a young age I wanted to follow my dream to become a professional performer which I have worked towards tackling many obstacles along the way. At the moment I am very fortunate to continue auditioning whilst being lucky to work professionally, however I am yet to reach my dream of performing in the West End. Another passion of mine is to own my own dance/theatre school where I could pass on the knowledge that I have developed and watch my students flourish within the three main disciplines of Musical Theatre whilst being educated in a variety of dance styles. At the moment I have just recently opened my own theatre school where I offer workshops in Musical Theatre which offers fantastic opportunity’s.

Once I reach the end of my professional career I would like to expand my Theater school and open a dance school which will work alongside.  I am extremely passionate about teaching which is demonstrated through my line of inquiry.

The reason I chose this specific title was the reason that I have trained extremely hard within both areas where I have learnt a large amount of knowledge from a variety of people. It will also compliment my future plans when I expand my Theatre and Dance school where I will teach both areas of performing arts to a high standard.