“Specific Page Title or Article Title” Ex: “Twilight: A negative influence on teens or just harmless fun?” | "Making The Most of Dance Auditions" |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc) Ex: POV | N/A |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. ) Ex: CBC News | danceauditions.org |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given) Ex: CBC | N/A |
Date Page was Last Revised Ex: 10 September 2010 | N/A |
Date You Read It Ex: 21 January 2012 | 8 February 2012 |
<URL address> (ALL of it) | <http://danceauditions.org/> |
FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: The article cites Maria Nikolajeva, a professor of at Cambridge, as saying that Bella does not "in any way promote independent thinking or personal development" in women, instead portraying a woman "meek and willing to do anything for her vampire boyfriend" (POV). |
For dancers, a "dance audition is usually what helps to determine whether a dancer has what it takes to enter the industry on a professional basis," making it a very stressful. |
Many times, dancers will "attend several of them before they actually get chosen." |
It is strenuous and discouraging for dancers, "each time they face rejection, they need to head back home and start the preparation process all over again." |
The trick to being successul with auditions, is to "master the moves and make them your own." |
Although it is hard to keep your chin up in the face of rejection, and find the motivation to kepp going, your perseverance and "Making the most of your auditions will definitely pay off one day." |
Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
The audition process is stressful and nerve-racking. It is so easy to get discouraged and want to giive up when you get rejected by choreographers time and time again. But, the positivity and drive to push through is what sets the good dancers apart from the great. It is a tough industry, where you are your own boss as well as employee.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
The purpose of the site is to inform dancers about the struggles of auditioning, and to encourage danceres to have perseverance, and motivation to not be discouraged.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
The author has no gain from this article, it is simply informative. If anything it is to benefit the reader.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
There is a bias in that the author feels you should keep going after being rejected numerous times, as opposed to giving up.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author cites referenceas to very top notch dance studios in LA as well as NY, that show he/she knows what he/she is talking about.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I will use this source in my research of being a dancer and what it takes. It is also another problem a dancer faces in their career, and an example for the respectable qualities successful dancers have that deserve recognition.
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