Talking Notes - A Basic Unit of Analysis

I have a habit. Whenever something is not working, I try to take it apart, look at all the parts, see if I can see what isn’t working, and then make the necessary adjustments to get things to work. I do this all the time in Tap Dance Land. If a step isn’t working, I take is apart. I check the movement, rhythm, and sounds for errors – places in which what I’m aiming for and what is happening aren’t lining up. There is a temptation here that I often succumb to. I can get wrapped up in the details, instead of focusing the thing I really am aiming for – a full and complete vision of the step as a whole. The step, then, is the basic unit of analysis.

Related Links:

• Spiritual Formation for Artists Course

• Rising to the Tap (Theatrical Show)

• Identity (Documentary Film)

• My TED Talk on Labels