Using Blog Posts Within a College Level Composition Course

I was just offering these ideas to a colleague this week, and then I thought other professors around the country might also like hearing these ideas. Listed below is a whole set of posts to use as reading material in a course. You can use all of them or just a few.

My suggestion would be to select 3-4 of the posts from the reading list and sprinkle them throughout the semester. I would have the students read one post, and then discuss it in class.

What sentence or paragraph most struck you, and why?
How does this relate to this course?
What idea from the post can you directly apply to our classes and assignments this week?
Can you also go online and watch 1-2 pieces of that choreographer? How would you describe these videos in terms of _____ (space, effort, shape, etc.)?

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Reading List: For a College Level Composition Course

Jeanine Durning in rehearsal with Ros Warby for Deborah Hay's project with Motion Bank, Frankfurt Lab, 2012. Credit: Amin Weber

From Blog Director Jill Randall:

Looking back at the 100 artist profiles and monthly features from the past 3 years, I have selected 13 blog posts to use within a college Composition Course. The wide range of viewpoints and career paths can offer a window into working as a choreographer in the United States right now. Students can take away – and immediately experiment with – questions and suggestions from each choreographer. Use one blog post a week as a discussion starter, enlivening a Composition Course with real world applications and considerations about dancemaking.

You can share the links below, or print out each post to include in a course reader. Each post takes 5 minutes or less to read.

Feedback and stories are always welcome – randalldanceprojects@gmail.com.

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Fifteen Questions for Choreographers and Performers

Artist Profile: Kate Weare (Brooklyn, NY)

Artist Profile: Ivy Baldwin (Brooklyn, NY)

Artist Profile: Amelia Rudolph (San Francisco, CA)

Artist Profile: Onye Ozuzu (Chicago, IL)

Artist Profile: Victoria Marks (Los Angeles, CA)

Artist Profile: Daniel Charon (Salt Lake City, UT)

Artist Profile: Alexandra Beller (New York, NY)

Artist Profile: Jeanine Durning (New York, NY)