Personal Learning plan

So this week Liz asked us to develop a personal learning plan. We were given a few questions that we can use as inspiration as we set out are goals for throughout this course.The first is:-

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT MOVEMENT?
I like movement. I danced for about 4 years before I came to university. I did tap, ballet, modern and freestyle. Freestyle was my favourite, as you were able to let your body loose and be more free with your movement than you could with the others. Dancing was my favourite thing to do for a while until i began singing lessons and taking part in my school musicals. This was when I discovered my love for musical theatre. I was excited about the movement classes as it will keep me flexible and hopefully make my body stronger throughout the module. I know that the course is not going to be dancing but the movements and exercises we will take part in will strengthen my muscles.

WHAT ARE MY PERCEPTIONS OF WHAT MOVEMENT WILL INVOLVE?
I have find that there is last dance based exercise so far in the module. When I think of movement I think of dance, but as the sessions advance I am beginning to realise there is more to the term movement that I had considered. So far we have experimented with expressive movement, movements that depend of others in order to function and many more. I am really enjoying getting to know my body. I have definitely realised that I not as strong as I realised! I hope to improve this throughout the course. Therefore my perceptions of what the module involve, is the exploration of our bodies abilities and the way in which they can move.

WHAT ARE MY STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES?
Ok lets start with strengths... One of my strengths is that I always up for giving any a go and Im not a quitter. In the two lessons I have been in i have already had the courage to allow someone to lift me from the floor, something I have always been scared of. I am quite good at putting any embarassment behind me and getting on with the task put in front of me. I pride myself in how serious i can be when approaching these exercise, when others laugh and giggle when the tasks are put in front of them.
I think a weakness of mine is that when I am tired it takes a little longer for me to get going. I can be quite grumpy, but often movement can help to de-stress me for the rest of the day.
I am also bad at writing stuff like this and often put it off as long as possible. Here i am writing this a week late. I probably shouldn't admit that on here but its because its something I want to improve on as the course goes on.

WHAT DO I HOPE TO ACHIEVE?
I have already mentioned some of these things, like above when i mention doing my work and blog in plenty of time before each lesson. I want to continue pushing myself to socialise with the entire class and working with each of them in the movement exercises. I want to practice the exercises in class so that I can improve each week and strengthen my muscles and become more flexible. I also want to do as much as the suggested reading as I can.

WHAT STRATEGIES CAN I ADOPT TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS?
By setting these goals i feel that I am already on the path to completing them. I write such things in my weekly planner and tick them off when they are completed. This means that the unticked things stay there and push me to complete them. I intend to set aside time to practice the exercises and document them on here through photos and posts. Another way, although it sounds stupid, is to reward myself when i complete the goals. I will also gain reward from feeling my muscles strength and the potential improve that should occur in the lessons.

HOW DO YOU IMAGING THIS MODULE MIGHT TIE IN WITH YOUR LEARNING IN OTHER MODULES?
I think that this module will help particularly in my Physical Actor module. Working to improve the strength in my muscles will help me in the exercises i face in that module. I will also feel healthier as a whole, which will mean that I am able to concentrate better, something that will benefit me throughout all modules.
To conclude I intend to try improve my body and person as a whole so that I can be the best I can be and have a healthy body.