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4B: Developing my own SIG group.


At first I wanted to really understand the meaning of special interest group. I immediately thought of networking we discussed in module one and what groups I am already involved in, such as;

 1. Facebook Groups
2. past and present employers
3. other dance teachers
4. college friends
5. Bapp Blogs

 For the rest of my Bapp journey I am thinking of basing my research and inquiry around being a dance teacher and dance educations in primary school.  If there is anyone else out there thinking along the same lines, hopefully we could join together in a SIG group I created to discuss and help each other to learn and develop as a practitioner in our practice. 

 Link to the SIG group: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/113973209285569322898

 Looking forward to hearing from you and discussing ideas.

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