This week has challenged me as a distance learner. I feel like I have been juggling work, study, and personal life for the past few weeks, but this week I dropped the study ball... oops!
Although I am very near to collecting all the data I need for my research project, I am feeling on edge that I have lost motivation. I am not sure whether training as a dancer has made me a perfectionist, or whether it is just me, but it can be frustrating sometimes.
It's now Saturday evening, and any normal person in their mid-twenties may be out having some fun, but I have begun reading a new piece of literature called 'Traning Tomorrow's Professional Dancers', has anyone read this before?
I have also been looking at all the data I have collected so far. It has revealed so many different opinions and stories, which all vary from each other. I think it's fascinating, and I will hopefully share some of these through a blog soon.
Finally, I just wanted to share something my friend sent to me the other day...
As I see people starting dance jobs again after Covid, there is a part of me that wishes I was returning to the stage too. To be able to dance in a full theatre is the best feeling in the world, but those memories will never fade and they will forever be a part of me.
I'll stop being cheesy now.
I hope you're all having a great weekend x
Sorry to hear you've had a challenging week Alice. It sounds like you're doing well having nearly collected all the data you need and analysing some already. I think with distance learning its very easy to become unmotivated and actually quite lonely so its amazing we have our little group of M3's to support one another. Good luck with collecting the rest of your data and analysing it. Jen x
ReplyDeleteHi Alice, I agree with Jen, distance learning can become lonely when you're on your own doing an individual project so it's really good that we can connect and share a bit more on blogs. I definitely have days where I feel less motivated and then a piece of literature might pique my interest or I think of something in my practice that is relevant and I'm motivated again. As long as we get to the finish line it doesn't matter how we get there! Keep going, you're doing fab ;) xx
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