Al paso de la experiencia en Bogotá capital dance

Abstract

This report is the result of the internship I did in the Bogotá Capital Dance ballet company directed by Jaime Otálora, as a Degree Work modality. It details the process and the activities carried out, as well as the technical training received in the company as a dancer interpreter of the classical dance language. The reflections of the learning of the lived experience are also collected from the dialogue of prior knowledge with a specific process, in a specific place and time. I executed the roles of executing participant in class and observer/participant in the company and as a teacher at the Lombardía school in the town of Suba in Bogotá D.C. During the development of this internship I expanded my knowledge in ballet technique and class methodology. I was struck by the pace with which the classes take place, demanding the maximum from the participants and pausing exclusively to give corrections or mark a new exercise. I also appreciated the requirement and importance for the teacher of punctuality and discipline in the class. The experience with the school allowed me to deepen my pedagogical skills for teaching dance. In summary, I achieved the objectives set for the internship and I consider that it contributed to the culmination of my professional training both technically and methodologically for the performance of the functions of dancer, interpreter and teacher.