Internship #16

Congratulations on completing your internship experience!

Please post at least one (but preferably more like three) photos that show the story of your personal life at internship.

Then, write a reflection in which you highlight the most significant personal learning experiences for you at internship.

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Internship #15

You have three choices—pick one and post the photos you need for that one!

1. Resources—Post a series of photos that show the technological resources, natural resources, economic resources and/or human resources that are connected to your internship.

 

 At this internship, computers are used a lot to email, market, and input information for the benefit of the organization. 

2nd picture: The kitchen area in the green room was a part of the building that was very effective for me. I could preserve my food there, eat, and replenish my body.
3rd picture: The co-workers are also a very good part of the establishment, of course.
4th picture: Human resources are the interns that come in for a while and help out some of the extra work.

Internship #14

Blythe Barton

Dance Artist

Jean Isaacs Dance Theater

Dance Place San Diego

2650 Truxton Rd. Suite 108

San Diego, CA 92106

Why do you dance?
Everyday we, as humans, express ourselves through movement using gesture and body language. Dance gives me the opportunity to build on this concept and create emotion with motion. I believe that true art makes the viewer think or feel in a new way, this is something that I hope to accomplish with my dancing.I also love th athleticism of dance, the physicality.

What college did you go to, and what did you study there?
I went to Chapman University with the intention of pursuing dance and receive a BFA in Dance Performance in 2004. Then after taking a yea off from school, attended Florida State University for a Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) in Dance and Choreography.

That also answered a few of my other questions.

Do you plan on dancing forever?
I hope to continue being a teacher and professional dancer. My university education has prepared me to be a college professor some day. I would like to share with others, the passion I feel for dance.

Internship #13

Choice 2. Post three pictures that show a process at your internship—This could be drafting & revision, how something is done at your internship, how your project was developed, etc.

 

Project Developed.

-ticket order

-set-up

-guest come

Internship #12

Part 1: Documenting collaboration

Pictures of:
show set-up.
dance show.
dinner.
dinner clean-up.
office.
show clean up.

Part 2: Writing about collaboration

In an average day here, I work with 3 people directly. I help do some of the tasks that they would eventually have to deal with. I take some of the load off their work.

Direct Collaboration.
When I help set up the dance show, I am doing direct collaberation with others. Me and a couple other people bring in the tables, lights (candles), chairs, table clothes, signs, etc. And we work together to put everything where it goes before the patrons come up the stairs to take their seat. Without us, the room wouldn't be set-up, and the audience would have no place to sit and drink, and would eventually feel uncomfortable and tired because they'd be standing up. 
Another moment of collaboration is when we bring everything back to where it goes. Everyone works in taking down the tables washing the wine glasses, putting away the table cloths. Cleaning up the food, and putting the chairs back into the room, storage closet, and car they came from.

Indirect Affect.
Okay, so throughout the week, I work with the table cloths, ironing them so they look neater on the table. I was also working with the candles, trying to find a way to get them to stick together and be brighter so the dance room wouldn't be too dark. I placed the forks and knives into the napkins, so it feels like a resturant. The dinner part of the show is like a resturant because of that, and the table cloths don't look as wrinkled.
For one of the weeks, I set the flowers up and arranged them nicely so they could decorate the room for the showcase. That also affected the feel of the room. Umm... I don't think I understand the question. But yeah.

Internship #11

Please post a summary of your week at internship. What were the highlights? What were the challenges? What was memorable and wh

This week at internship has been a big learning experience. I  learned how to use paypal. I learned the whole box office thing, as well as marketing. I saw the multiple things and people involved in making a business successful. There are the dancer, that present the talent and pretty much the product being sold... i guess in a way. There are the graphic designers that make the flyers to attract people to watch the dancers. There's the office people that email and get contact information to further market the dancers. There are the teachers that tell about the dancers and themselves, so students will come to the dance classes. The tax people that handle the money, well I haven't seen them, but I'm sure they're some where. And then there are the people who give grants, and the people that give donations to help keep the organization up, because this is a non-profit company.
The highlights was the dance, when all the tickets sold out, and people were still calling in to come and save a seat. The food was good, and everyone left with a smile in their face Sunday night.
A challenge I had was trying to keep track of all the people that bought tickets, but hadn't payed yet. Another challenge would be setting up; I had to iron the table cloths and that was a long tedious job, because I don't even like ironing at home.
A memorable moment was... the whole week I guess. I learned so much, and I met new people. There was this one lady from Switzerland, and her accent was bomb. So cool. Lol. I did the small work, and helped with the big stuff. I felt like I was actually part of the dance production, and that was cool.

Internship #10

Picture that sums up my day:

So at first, I was thinking dance was going to be this easy business where everyone just danced and music was always playing. But as I spent more time here, I realized dance is pretty much like every other business, not in a bad way, but in the sense that there is professionalism involved. Music isn't always playing, and everyone involved is always dancing. Filing, computers, taxes, and everything else that is involved in a corporation environment is involved.
Now that I know this, I want to take classes on business. Because in every money making situation, business plays a part, and so I feel that if I know all that I can about business and smart business decisions, then I can be apart of anything I want to be apart of when I get older... since I haven't really decided what I wanted to do when I graduate.

I already asked my mentor questions....
5 of the questions were:
-What made you decide dancing as your life career?
-When you were younger, did you know that dancing was what you were going to be doing for the rest of your life?
-What was your goal in highschool?
-What college did you go to, and what did you go to college to study?
-If you weren't a dancer, do you have any credentials that would let you join another field (like a teacher or engineer)