Independent Component 2

I, Ashley Lara, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work 


I completed a dance routine for the end of the year pep rally. 


I used every elective time for a span of two months, and then some, to teach a hip hop routine to my dance team for the end of the year pep rally.


This related to my EQ because my EQ has to do with how to effectively teach choreography, so during the process, I got to use teaching methods I've picked up that have become my answers.  For example, I used the repetition technique my mentor uses where she teaches the choreo with counts, has her dancers mark it with music, and then do it full out.

Independent Component 2 Plan Approval

1. I plan on choreographing and teaching another routine for the end of the year pep rally. I will be working the entire dance team on this one, even as far as holding auditions.

2. I'm going to start working on this routine tomorrow (Tuesday), in elective, so my time choreographing and teaching this routine will be taken up every elective block until the end of the year pep rally. I'll be fine with my hours by the time this independent component is due.

3. My independent component study relates to my EQ because I'll be exploring, executing, and actually teaching choreography to the dance team, therefore being able to come up with actual answers towards my EQ.

Independent Component 1

Everything on my independent component is logged in a notebook. I wrote about every single time I worked on the routine, as well as the performance.

I, Ashley Lara, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work of creating and performing a hip hop routine for the February Pep Rally for Ipoly High School. 


It takes quite a bit of time to put together ideas, choreography, formations, and music. The bulk of the time is teaching choreography to other people with different time schedules, and making sure they have the routine memorized and performed on point.


It helped me answer my EQ because my EQ is revolved around effective ways to teach choreography. I have different leveled and skilled dancers on my team and I had to meet to each of those demands. Repetition is an answer I came up with, especially when working with people with no dance background.

Independent Component 1 Plan Approval

1. I'm planning for my independent component to be correlated with my dance elective. As one of the captains of I-Poly's dance team, it's required for me to make up and teach dance choreography to the dance class. I'm going to keep a log of each time teach choreography, whether it's a new a routine or not, and I will record the dance elective performing this routine during practice each week.

2. I have dance elective every Tuesday and every Friday ranging from an hour to an hour and a half. I will easily complete the 30 hour requirement in less than a month. Not to mention the fact that I will hold hour long afters chool and 40 minute lunch practices.

3. My independent study relates to my EQ because my EQ has to do with ways of successfully teaching choreography to a dance class. During my independent study, I will be able to identify and discover effective ways of teaching choreography to my class.