Hey,

well i have been pretty useless at keeping this journal but the reasn for that is brilliant in that i am coming home and am just far to tired to do anything. you may wonder why this is great the answer in my opinion is simple i am enjoying what i am doing o much i  m using all of my energy during the day.

i have had chances to work wit a wide range of communities including women 50 plus and group of school boys and other school children as well as rubicons own dance company nubrico and the full time students.

surprisingly they were all great to be a part of i did think that there would be at least one where everyhing would go wrong and i wouldn't have a clue what was expected of me or of them. thankfully this did not happen and they were all amazing.

does it sound like im praising rubicon faar to much because i may be but im not sure its possible i have heard mny stories since i started my placement about the people the work with mostly in downtrodden areas where the teachers don't even risk taking their cars. but being in those classes te people really wanted to be therre it showed just how dance could be used to encourage these peoples crativity and imagination.

starting my second and last wee now its slightly bitter sweet as i am sad it is finishing and that i may never work with these people and communities again but sweet because i am most definitly going to leave with a new passion for community work and a wider knowledge of how this can be achieved.

lets see what the next week will bring and hope that it will be just as good if not better than last week.

i will try to keep this more updated hopefully hehe

Sarah B

Hi,

well i have had my first day at rubicon and im not sure if i have ever felt this much pain before only kidding actually i surprised myself alot by being able to keep up with the students there.

when i first arrived this morning i was 30 mnutes early which in retrospect was not a brilliant plan as i had time to feel nervous about starting - 
for starters my original contact tracey i knew was not going to be there so i literally did not know anybody. But once i got there the first person i met was andy the general manager of rubicon who was lovely and showed me where to go and in totally traditional welsh way offered me a cup of tea someting tat happens with every sinle member of my family as well.
then i met ruth who is the director of rubicon just like andy she was lovely and managed to answer any questions i had which consisted mostly of 'where is the toilet?'

my first class was pilates which though sounds like it would be lovely and relaxing really wasnt as i found muscles i had forgotten i even had though it did warm me up for what was to come the rest of the day.
the second class was smooth jazz run by june who has do much energy your never sure she is going to stop but this class did show me exactlly how much i really miss dancing on  regular basis.
the third session showed me exactly what community dance is really i believe is ll about we went to adamsdown day centre for the elderly where june and a few students go every monday for about 45 mins to  almost entertain the visitors whom they have come to know quite well over what has been years working with this centre. we sat with them and slowly built up movement they coulld either stay in their chairs or get up move with us as it did not take us long to move into the centre of the room dancing along to a number of songs ranging from Y.M.C.A to fame.

all in all i believe my first day was a success though my nerves never completely went away this ma have been beneficial to all as it kept me on my toes and ready for anything and those i worked with were more than willing to accept me into the fold knowing that it is only for a short time.

well now im off to sleep as its another busy day tomorrow and i can wait but i would like to be fully awake for it.

write tomorrow

Saz

Hi all,

This is going to be a journal based on my experience of working with Rubicon Dance Company in Cardiff.

If you have ever worked with them or want to know what its like to work with them this is the place to be.

Hope you all ennjoy this this.

Sarah (Saz)