ANALYSIS, IDEAS AND MORE FOOD FOR THOUGHT
The journey of writing and analysing data can be a lonely and tricky one for a dancer. My thoughts tend to emerge when I'm moving or actually doing something so having to stay still, read, reflect and note things down it feels contradictory to my own nature of thinking and being. Nevertheless, this is the process and what I do is during my writing breaks I just get up, put a fun song on and do a lot of silly dances while waiting for my kettle to boil!
The last semester has been a particular difficult one as I had to defer in order to allow myself more time to process individual and personal trauma. Trauma is tricky isn't it?...it can paralyse you but it can also be an opportunity for growth. This aspect is timeless. Do we need trauma to grow?...oh the eternal question that religion and philosophers pose.
Looking at my data I decided to use a phenomenological approach to explore the themes that have begun to emerge and resonate above the rest. My interpretation of the data collected is starting to be clearer to me and is allowing me to see the ideas, motivations and values carried through the practitioners I've interviewed. But... what is value?...What does value mean to the particular group of practitioners I've interviewed and spoken to?...
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