HERE'S THE FLYER!

Entry: 9

Wow! This was so interesting! So I ended up beginning my kickstarter, however not in the timely fashion that I wanted to. You see Kickstarter takes about a month to do and I would not have been able to show any progress of what I did in just a week. What I ended up putting together was a flyer advertising my wonderful crochet creations, Keysocs! Among other things, I crochet dance warm-up socks. They are really awesome! I hope to use this flyer on the dance boards in the dance buildings. I would like to post the flyer this weekend and have it posted until Intensive Arts. From the list of people who sign up I crochet the socks over Christmas Break and will deliver the orders the first week of Spring Semester. Here are some socks I've crocheted and here's the flyer. My goal is to raise $2000.00! We'll see what happens!

The flyer will be posted soon!

Entry 7&8:

Hello All. This week I chose to really focus on altering my blog and e-portfolio by actually focusing on colors and fonts that were aesthetically pleasing to the eye. When think of a website I wanted to drawn to it instantly. I feel my original blog was very dark and now it's bubbly and fun. As far as my e-portfolio I decided to change fonts and add a highlights to my "10 things I care about in the world" and I added another photo I feel that better represented me as a dancer. I like the changes I made. I think I spent a lot more time adjusting these things now than I did initially. I'm glad I made these changes and I feel it makes my work better.   

1. Summer dance intensives are a great way to improve your technique and gain perspective from different dance instructors. Sometimes hearing the same correction in a different way, or from a different teacher, can make a world of a difference. Being in a different environment will help you learn to adapt to new surroundings. Dancing with different dancers and teachers will almost feel like you are getting a fresh start. Sometimes when we are away from common distractions (like our friends at the studio) we are able to absorb corrections and information better. This is what will help you improve as a dancer. So, The project I am very interested in pursuing is the kickstarter! I would like to use this to raise money for the summer intensive programs of my choice. I would like to attend Cedar Lake contemporary Ballet  summer intensive and Complexions Contemporary Ballet Summer Intensiv
2.  On Monday I plan to create a clear goal, like making an album of dance pictures or putting together clips of me dancing. A project will eventually be completed, and something will be produced by it. A project is not open-ended. Starting a business, for example, does not qualify as a project. On Tuesday, I will share my project with friends, family, and followers. I will also Offer rewards to attract donors, which are required when posting a project on Kickstarter. The reward I chose to share are my sock s that I crochet. Many donors will be encouraged to donate to my project if I am offering interesting, once-in-a-lifetime rewards. On Wednesday, I will Tell a compelling story. Most people that donate to projects on Kickstarter are compelled to do so because of the story behind the project and project creator. People want to have a good idea of whom they are donating to. Providing potential donors with info on who you are, what my ideals are, and what exactly my goals for my project is will greatly increase the chances of encouraging donations.
3. On Thursday I will split project funding into stages. If my project has distinct stages of development, I may be able to split funding into multiple projects. This can make it easier to reach funding goals for each stage of my project.This can essentially allow me to extend the amount of time my project is able to receive funding and also allow me to start creating the first stage of my project to use as incentive for potential donors during the next stage.
4. On Friday I will set realistic funding goals and deadlines for my projects. All projects on Kickstarter have a dollar amount funding goal and a time limit from 1 to 90 days. Don’t just expect to receive your funding in 1 or 10 days. If I am realistically able to wait the full 90 days before starting my project, that will be my best chance of receiving 100% of your funding goals. Remember, no money will change hands if you do not meet your funding goals.
5. On Saturday, I will set a realistic dollar amount. Setting your dollar amount too low may scare off donors who are unsure whether the funding is enough to actually complete the project. Setting it too high may result in not being able to fulfill your funding goals. I will also create a first-person video and answer donor questions; people like feeling like they know whom they are donating to. Some potential donors may be unsure of who I am and not full confident in me as a project creator.

• This is why it can be extremely helpful to create personal, first-person videos introducing myself. It’s also important to answer any questions that potential donors may ask me. If donors ask you questions and you do not respond, the chances are they will decide not to donate.

• I hope to learn a new way of fund-raising. For the past three years, I have used traditional media fundraise in the past. I usually write letters with an attachments : 1 recommendation from a teacher, a photo and an attached breakdown of what the money will be used for. In the event that the kickstarter is not successful I plan to revert back to this method. I'm very confident in the kickstarter though!!!

Entry 6: Numerical Representaion!!!!

This week I decided to use something I've never used before! IMOVIE! YEA YEA, I have a mac but I just got access to it! Ha.. Anywho, as I stated in my last post, I had a friend tape me doing a movement study based on poses that I just felt were aesthetically pleasing to the eye. I then created transitions based on counts to manipulate the movement. The first movement was slow using half-time which is more of a glacial pace and the second time I used double-time, doing the movement as fast as I can as clean as possible. The principle I used was "Numerical Representation" Using space, shape, sound and even graphics, I created video to represent my principle. Voilà!!!!!!

Entry 5: choose a principle!

SO!!!! This week's topic was Traditional Media VS. New Media. AS I addressed on Facebook. I'm so bias against new media. I dwell on it because I feel "WE" the American people are so lazy and just prefer the easy way out of any situation. When I think of the traditional vs. New media topic, I really evaluate some thoughts that should be taken into consideration. I feel New media is nice....it is...however it's not cost effective at all, and it can be so impersonal. I enjoy when people work with materials and build from that, not just buy something that's already put together. There are pro's and con's to everything. I can truly agree with some of my friends that I would rather facetime than send a letter. It's nothing like that face-to-face interaction with someone, especially they're across world.

For this assignment I created a movement study and had my friend record it twice. The first taping I recorded it while moving really slow and the second taping I recorded it at and expedient pace. The principle I chose to illustrate through my movement was " NUMERICAL REPRESENTATION". I played with sound, shapes, and space to really accentuate the diversity of my study. I also used numerical representation in playing with my timing with my transitions. By doing this I had to really focus on my counts and accents.


I found this week to one of my favorites actually. I had fun in my art. I usually don't enjoy composing movement but knowing that I could play with a video I put my mind to it and made it happen. Enjoy!