4C DEVELOPING QUESTIONS

4C DEVELOPING QUESTIONS

After reading the handbook I figured the only people I could physically ask that were in my professional practice was the small production cast aboard my ship.At first I thought that this was a bad thing because it only consisted of 7 people whereas if I was at home I could at least meet up with all my friends and discuss questions and anwers. But then I realised how much I was wrong ! The production cast was made up of different types of performers and I felt this would be the ideal opportunity to infact compare answers with the different types of performers in my professional practice. This would be the ball room couple, the other two female dancers and the male and female singer. I wanted to ask the same question to each one and find out how they compared and how important image was to there professional practice in the world of entertainment. Here are the following questions that I came up with to ask to each :

1.) how important is image to you as a dancer/singer ?

2.)Have you had any good/bad experiences in your career relating to image ?

3.) How do you look after your image ?

4.) On a scale of 1 to 10 how important is your image ?

5.) Have you ever gone to any extremes to alter your image to improve your career, weightloss/surgery/diet/medication

6.) If you could change anything about your body/image what would it be and why ?

7.) What is your best feature on your body

I decied I would make the test fair by asking the 6 questions to the 6 people on there own so I would get there own personal views, lots of different answers and ideas that were personal to them ! Here are my following results :

QUESTION	NAME- Julia Cugini           POSITION - Female Singer
NUMBER	ANSWER
1.)	Julia tells me how she thinks that stage presence is more important than your size However your look is important, i asked her what she thought this was, she explained the stereotypical image, skinny, beautiful face and a strong toned body.
2.)	This is Julia s first job and admits  its her first experience with a show weight, she says how much lighter her show weight is to her normal weight now and told me how this is a big struggle to achieve!
3.)	Julia is in fact the only girl in our cats currently on a diet, I asked her what this was, she tries to cut out fried food, white bread and still allows herself treats so she “doesn't go crazy” she also tries to attend the gym at least 3 times a week
4.)	8
5.)	Diet pills which she implied never worked currently on a diet
6.)	Her entire body!  Would like to be leaner, more toned in order to feel better about her self, she says this would give her more confidence in auditions she has been told she has good stage prescience, a good figure would be fantastic
7.)	long thoughts, lips

QUESTION	NAME- Becky Compton           POSITION - Female dancer
NUMBER	ANSWER
1.)	Becky had an interesting answer, she explains that in an audition you need a good image to get your self noticed However when working you have to all look the same on stage, even in commercial
2.)	In a professional job in Portugal she got told to loose weight She also got told to change the color of her hair
3.)	Go’s to the gym watches what she can eat has developed a knowledge of what her body can/ cant get away with eating
4.)	8 or a 9
5.)	she has had a boob job but this wasn't relate to her career, it was related to confidence! however its given her more confidence in auditions different diets diet tablets changed her hair color
6.)	Hates her hips Would tone up everywhere!
7.)	Hair

QUESTION	NAME- Hayley Allen Freeman      POSITION - Ball room dancer
NUMBER	ANSWER
1.)	Highly important! as a ballroom dancer you are quite often employed on your looks with that being a good body and good face
2.)	Hayley explains how her weight has always been a problem, when she was younger and used to compete in ball room competitions all her dance teachers told her she would get better results and were look better on the floor if she was smaller Teachers told her she should be restricted to , however she says hows she was always winning at the time and was always making the finals being somewhat heavier than most ! she says the most interesting thing was that when she stopped competing she dramatically lost weight because she was happier!
3.)	Be mindful of what she eats Tries to go to the gym 3-4 times a week Uses hair extensions good quality make up keeps a strong and bold bleach blonde hair color thats she says stands out and she also likes
4.)	10
5.)	Hayley is in fact 32 whereas I am 19, she has regular Botox injection on her eyes and lips to keep her looking young on stage. Has tried protein shakes and supplements but came off as she couldn't find any energy from them in order to dance.
6.)	Arms, in her costumes she feels that these are the most exposed and is always paranoid that people can see her arms
7.)	Stomach, she says how it is always toned no matter how much she eats.

QUESTION	NAME- Nicola Edwards      POSITION - Female dancer
NUMBER	ANSWER
1.)	Nicola explains how it is very important to look good but also feel good about yourself If you feel god the audience can sense that the audience also want to see a dancer that looks good
2.)	In college Nicola was Bolemic and anorexic, she thought it would make her a better dancer, now finds the whole idea st
3.)	Nicola eats well drinks lots of water stays fit by dancing lots
4.)	8
5.)	Nicola was bolemic for 4 years, she would eat and then throw up her food
6.)	change bum, thighs, hips, would love to be more toned
7.)	her legs, they are incredibly flexible and can move them well

QUESTION	NAME- Todd Heggie      POSITION - Ball Room dancer
NUMBER	ANSWER
1.)	Todd says this is very important grooming, size and shape, good skin, healthy hair
2.)	Todd shared both experiences good and bad ! when he was 18 he was told he a great face that drew attention, this was a great advantage  Todd had had bad experiences from guests who have commented on  his femininity
3.)	Healthy eating drinking lots of water Exercising using good products such as moisturizers, and good make up
4.)	8
5.)	Nothing
6.)	Would like to be taller, more employment
7.)	Face

QUESTION	NAME- Dean Zammit      POSITION - Male Singer
NUMBER	ANSWER
1.)	The most interesting thing is that dean practically gave me the same answer as did Nicola ! Dean mentions how looking good and Feeling good are BOTH extremely important. He explains how you sell yourself as a product just as you would with a car, nobody would want to buy a rusty looking car
2.)	In college dean got told that he was too scrawny and skinny looking, he was recommended to go to gym to build muscle
3.)	Good diet drinking water working out
4.)	10
5.)	Nothing
6.)	would like to be taller and more muscular Dean explains how he wants to look hollywood! looking amazing on stage like a hollywood actor is what people enjoy he also say s how image is more important than image these days !
7.)	Face

All these answers have opened me up to new ideas and thoughts, I will continue to extend on this and perhaps bring into later tasks that follow along the lines of my enquiry. If anyone has any comments on this task I would love to hear from you, thanks Jan