A bit more than a class requirement...

The community partner requirement strikes in me a certain imperative. It was suggested to me that I teach dance through Belmont Parks and Recreation. (Who I've contacted without response) And I love to dance. I really, really love to dance. I love the difficulty, and I love the feeling I get when I finally master a step or move once considered the "undoable". So, if and when I get a response from Parks and Recreation, I will consider making the department my community partner for the semester.

Then there is always the option of doing a "real" internship. Or having some "real" impact on someone through the requirement.

This may be something that I'm aggrandizing because of some sort of self-consciousness, and I'm not completely sure who I'd WANT to be my community partner.

But

1.) To find an appropriate CP, I am using City of Belmont's department directory to find an agency that fits my interests and experience, and I feel can benefit from what I have to offer and vice versa.

2.) Having some hand in dance through Belmont Parks and Recreation, or through the Belmont school system would most definitely be appropriate personally, but for the requirement as well. I understand the propensity of one person, teacher, or one experience in dance to mold parts of a person into who they will be for the rest of their life. I understand that not every student of dance will experience this, but I would like to see what impact I can have on another.

I have not decided whether or not Belmont Parks and Recreation will be my community partner, but this is a great venue for sharing the oscillation that inherent in decision making...though whatever it is may or may not be a big deal :}