Senior I Internship as a Dance Educator

By Brooke Whitfield (senior)

When trying to pick the right college coming out of high school, I decided that as I was interviewing for the Teaching Fellows scholarship, one of the only two schools that offered Dance Education was East Carolina University. Plus, I knew that East Carolina had a great education program in general. This was amazing to me. I could possibly obtain a wonderful scholarship and attend college for something that I’ve loved to do ever since a very young age. Why not, right?

I am now a Senior Teaching Fellow at East Carolina University in Dance Education. The Teaching Fellows scholarship has enabled me to pursue two of my favorite things; teaching and dance. My mother and grandmother were both teachers and I have danced since the age of five. Being a Teaching Fellow, I have been exposed to various schools and educational programs in North Carolina. This has made me more aware of North Carolina’s opportunities offered to school-aged children in our school systems. I feel more prepared to begin my student teaching next semester due to all I have been exposed to, and my Senior I Internship in Beaufort County is also helping me prepare for my future. I look forward to pursuing my teaching career in Dance Education and feel very prepared to share my knowledge thanks to the Teaching Fellows program and The School of Theatre and Dance at East Carolina University. Go Pirates!