Elsa Pardo Dance Center

To understand the primary method of communication between the teachers and students at Elsa Pardo Dance Center, I analyzed their studio Facebook page. This page is where the instructors update the students on upcoming rehearsals, class cancellations, changing schedules, special events, and performances. The page is updated on a daily basis by the Director of the BRAVO Competition Company and posts range in content, from simple reminders to lengthy descriptions of competition details, the dancers are able to stay informed and updated on any new information. The Facebook page is also used to tag specific students and parents on posts, ensuring that all members are notified of important information. From this source, I learned that the Facebook …show more content…
Pardo was able to interact with her students face-to-face. As I observed the class I focused on the various ways in which the teacher communicated with her students. Before the class commenced, the dancers were already warming up and stretching, preparing for their instructor. When Mrs. Pardo walked in, she organized her stereo equipment, her notebooks, and the students took that as a cue to take their places at the barre. The class consisted of Mrs. Pardo’s dance lessons, written in her notebook, as she would speak it aloud and physically demonstrate the dance terms. Continuously, returning back to the stereo system, she would prepare the music and the dancers would begin practicing. While the students trained, Mrs. Pardo was keen on giving corrections to critique the students’ movement. Throughout this consistent process there was a level of respect maintained by the students, no one talked unless it was to ask a question and there were no hasty interruptions during the …show more content…
As the students took the class, they were prepared and respectful towards the instructor, no students were late and as soon as the instructor was ready to begin, the class commenced. The rules I discovered allowed me to see that the interaction that occurred within the classroom setting was very routine and specific. The majority of the physical and verbal communication was being done by Mrs. Pardo. As different exercises were given, the she would analyze the movements of the students and give them things to fix and general tips. With the addition of these corrections, Mrs. Pardo was able to instruct her students by using proper ballet terminology, hand gestures, and even tapping the student’s arms and legs to fix technique. I learned through this observation that most of the face-to-face communication happening between the instructors and the students within the studio is central to the education and the instructor. This observation revealed to me the specific ways in which efficient communication occurs within the class setting, as it is reserved for communication focused on