User:Christianstecher

Bio
Hi, I'm Chris, 22 and I'm in the Audio program. I guess my hobbies include music, playing guitar and bass (mostly bass) ,running and causing trouble. I love going to concerts and letting myself get lost in the music. I recently ran the Bloomsday 12k back in May. That was my first run and I can't wait to go back next year. I also like to dance, but not any of the modern stuff, I can't do that. I've actually gotten into Ballroom dancing and so far I can Tango, Foxtrot and Waltz. Two dances that I want to learn are Argentine Tango and Salsa. You'll pretty much find me with my girl friend at my side, since we have A LOT of the same interests we're almost always together. It also goes the same for my friends, I would not trade any of them for the world. Coming from a weird punk rock/Catholic back round I have a wide variety of friends. Each one more entertaining and/or eccentric than the last. As for trouble... ask me about my misadventures...

Always Wanted To Schedule

 * Topic

Argentine Tango


 * Research Component

I'm going to research the history of Argentine Tango and what makes it so different from traditional Tango. I will also look at the difference of ballroom and competitive Argentine.


 * week 1

I was thinking of looking at the different routines and then slowly start to learn the steps, with my girl friend of course, and also start looking at the origins. Practice maybe three nights a week.


 * week 2

Continue working on the steps and hopefully start piecing them together. Dive deeper into the influences of Tango Argentine and learn the difference between Tango and Tango Argentine.


 * week 3

Knowing me... still working on the basic steps and maybe start venturing into the more challenging movements.


 * week 4

This is just wishful thinking... start combining the steps and start working with music, maybe even set up a theme for the dance.


 * week 5

Continue working on the steps and also start to critique my partner and have her critique me. Try to start on polishing the movements.


 * week 6

Get back into the research and start to draw parallels in the movements and steps as well as music. Continue practicing and polishing dance.


 * week 7

Gather all the info together and get down to dancing until my feet bleed.


 * week 8

Do final critiques for my partner and myself, do final practice/polish and then record.

Self-Assessment
One of the things I learned in this class is how I perceive things and people at first sight. For the most part I tend to stereotype people when I first meet them. In this way I can be slow to meeting new people and making new friends, though there have been instances where when I meet someone new I feel an instant connection, which hasn't failed me yet. In the aspect of the non-human, especially in ads; with ads I know it's difficult to see through the battle tactics of ads the constantly bombard us and just what kind of power they have over our pockets. But even deeper than that is the perception of ads and how they are read through a second or third person's eyes. I learned that through an open-minded group we can see the true meaning of hard to read ads and even see just how they plan in our culture and society.

I'm not sure whether or not I was unprepared for this class or not. It's true I had no idea what the class would be like and what our homework and assignments would be like. But it's also safe for me to say that I was not prepared for the type of assignments that we would be doing. In the past few years I've spent in college, I have not had a class that pushed my true ability to look at something from a different perspective. I enjoyed it and I wish that I will have more classes like this one during my time here at AiS.