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Bibliography for Unit 3

Unit 3 Bibliography Jobs in the Arts Presentation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artistic_occupations https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/arts-administrator https://study.com/articles/How_to_Become_a_Choreographer_Education_and_Career_Roadmap.html https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/tour-manager http://www.roh.org.uk/about/the-royal-ballet Booklet on Arts Pathways https://www.lcds.ac.uk/ http://www.londonstudiocentre.org/ http://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/dance/ Additional Research on Warm Ups, Cool Downs, Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/rehabilitation-exercises https://trinitylaban.wordpress.com/2014/04/02/warm-up-and-cool-down-for-dancers/ http://www.stopsportsinjuries.org/STOP/STOP/Prevent_Injuries/Dance_Injury_Prevention.aspx

8/9/17 - Additional Research on Warm Ups, Cool Downs, Rehabilitation and Injury Prevention

Additional Research Warm Ups An effective warm up should: Prepare dancers mentally and physically for a class Reduce the likelihood of injury in class Improve dance performance Increase co-ordination Increase heart rate and blood circulation Increase body temperature Allow the joints to move more freely Improves effective muscle actions Reduce the prevalence of injuries Improves transmission of nerve impulses Warms ups are vital before dancing to decrease the tension in your muscles and joints as well as to prepare the body before jumping into large movements that could otherwise cause injury. This decreases the chance of you having to move with stress or strain as you dance. A warm up increases your body temperature, but not too much, it increases it to its optimum temperature.  Ideally, after a warm up, you should not feel tired, as it should contain simple and low impact movements with no fast changes of direction. The movements should definitely follow the

01/12/17 - CV for Mock Interview

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CV for Mock Interview Job I am applying for: I am applying for the job role of the Front of House Assistant at Sadlers Wells. Here is the Job Description Letter: Front of House Assistant  (Casual positions) About Sadlers Wells Sadler’s Wells is a world-leading arts organisation, dedicated to presenting, producing and touring dance made today in all its forms. Sadler’s Wells commissions, presents and produces more dance than any other theatre in the world – from tango to hip hop, ballet to flamenco, Bollywood to cutting-edge contemporary dance. With an innovative, yearround programme of performances and learning activities, this is the place where artists come together to create dance, and where we welcome everyone to experience dance and be inspired. Dance has the ability to connect with people both intellectually and emotionally and Sadler’s Wells’ vision is that dance is part of everyone’s life. We want to make sure that dance continues to have something new to s

01/12/2017 - Jobs in the Arts Presentation

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Presentation of Jobs in the Arts We did a presentation on different jobs in the Arts, their roles and responsibilities, who they work with, their average salaries and more on their roles and how to get into them.  Here is a link to my group's presentation on the arts: Link to Presentation