Hello everyone it has been a long time since I blogged; I actually came on here to delete the blog because I felt it was no longer relevant and I did not want it coming up as No.2 on google when my name is searched. As you can see quite the contrary to deleting the blog I am adding to it! This blog was created for a research degree I decided to study alongside working as a professional performer. I chose to do the degree in Performing Arts and Education to further my knowledge in this area. I focused my study on how attending classes in the arts can change you as a person and which ways of teaching/study are most successful. I always knew I would one day fully commit to teaching and I did not want to be a dancer that just does so because it is a natural progression. Teaching is a passion, it is not your right because you can dance/act/sing  to teach others how to. I wanted to be informed, responsible and excellent at teaching and I am passionate about providing fun for everyone in the arts. The research degree was a way for me to develop, delve and discover my teaching techniques, attitudes and mantra.

I took the time to read my past posts before deleting the blog and I felt proud. My studies have the potential to help others, be it professionals needing guidance or parents to understand the importance of the arts, therefore I do not feel it should disappear. This blog stands alongside 2 years of hard work, as I was told to create the blog to share my findings with the wider community I felt it was not relevant to me. After reading past works I am proud to say I could not be more wrong. Yes some of the writing could be better, I could have posted more about my findings (and I might in the future) and it could be more interesting in parts however re-reading I hold my hands up and say some of the posts deserve to be read by a wider community.

If you are a parent/student deciding which performing arts classes to attend or if they are worth attending at all I urge you to consider the teaching style, and remember technique is not everything. Consider emotional aspects and the effects certain classes could have, try to balance this. If you do regimented ballet technique class balance this with a drama class. If you are a teacher think about your students individuality, dare to move away from the way you were taught and experiment with ways to gain the best from your pupils as performers and in daily life. The arts are expressive, never forget this.