Week 6 - My C of P

I can apply Wenger’s ‘Communities of Practice’ to when I use to be a part of a dance club back home called ‘Dance Mania.’ The club started over ten years ago, and is still going on today. Classes were held once a week, and there were many different classes for children of all ages, teenagers, young adults and adults, with one dance teacher called Lisa. Everyone was there to learn new dance routines to prepare for two dance shows every year, one in summer, and one in February. Although everyone was there to learn, not everyone HAD to participate in the shows. It was also a change to socialise as although we were learning, I still made friends within the dance group. ‘Power’ was held with Lisa, the teacher, however if group members were struggling, had missed a week, or had newly joined fellow group members would help the others to catch up or learn the routines. Therefore this can be applied the quote from Wenger - “These practices are thus the property of a kind of community created over time by the sustained pursuit of a shared enterprise.” (Wenger: C of P)
My Community of Practice applied to the 3 characteristics of C of P by Wenger-
The domain – the interest of learning to dance/learning dance routines.
The community – one teacher, but everyone would help each other.
The practice – attending the lessons and working as a ‘team’ in preparation for two yearly shows.