15 th workday

I was originally suppose to post this ages ago but I've been slacking. So without further a due here are the results from the interview with my mom.
1. What is you're favorite genre of African music?
 A. The oldies and love songs.
2. Why?
 A. They're feel good music. It enriches the soul. You can dance to it and you feel the emotion. The love. Real love.
3. What is your favorite thing about African music?
 A. No matter the genre the song makes you want to get up and dance. My people just have a way of making you feel like you're in the music video with them, making it happen.
4. When it comes to today's American music and the dancing how do you feel about it?
 A. Many styles of music today are more west indie style and African style. The American culture is embracing us now. From the music to the clothing they love it. I remember when they use to make fun of the foreigners, calling them African booty scratchers. Now they love us our melanin , our food, our music, just us as a culture.
5. How would u describe our dances?
 A. we Africans see dancing as a way to entertain and express ourselves. We use every bone in our body. We let the music move us. what do the Americans call it when they shake their but ?terking?twerking, that's it twerking. In Africa its not twerking its culture. You shake what u can shake whether its bones or but you shake it.
6. How do Africans express themselves while dancing?
 A. The clothing! we use wild bright colors , grass skirts, jewelry, beads whatever we can get our hands on. We use paint to paint the body Anything , Anything!
7. Do you think celebrities today incorporate African music and dances in their cultures?
 A. yes ,Beyoncé she's been doing it for years, the clothing ,the dancing she has paved the way for the world to recognize our beauty as a country.
8. Is there anything else you must say about our culture?
 A. we a learning to accept and become more and more diverse. We are not completely there yet but it makes me happy to see that people are admiring and actually appreciating the mother land. Africa.

14th workday

 I started the actual power point for my tedtalk. I have a total of 5 slides so far. Most of them are very plain but it'll fix that later. My cover page is very interesting. It has some African fabric that is relatable to my topic. I'm honestly both excited and scared at this point in time.
 Hopefully all my research will be put to good use. I'm really praying that I don't pass out during this presentation. They make it so easy in the videos. In reality its so hard to capture peoples attention in that way. Most school related or just many serious subjects are very boring but they make it seem so interesting. That takes some serious talent.

13 th workday

Today I am finally caught up. I must admit I took a few days off . I really should've invested more time in this. I feel so bad. Mostly for myself. This grade could hurt me a lot. Hopefully I put enough into this to carry my dead weight.
Anyways off that note I got all the topics I want to address on my ted talk written out. I've been working on ways to entertain the audience and get them involved in it. I want to make sure that its not just another boring presentation. I'm going to be the first person presenting so I have to make sure that its good enough to remember.

12th day

My website published by accident. I'm still trying to figure out how to fix the mistake I caused. My interview questions will be up soon. This project really takes a toll on you when you don't stay on top of it all. I really should've said on rack.
Next I have to just start on doing things for my ted talk. It should be easy as long as I get my stuff together. Get my presenting skills on a beam and catch the audiences attention. I may watch more videos tonight as a reference.

11th workday

Today I'm just going to finish up my questions for my interview. I already got them checked off by Ms. Newman some for now that whole situation is stable. Next I need to do my website I'm just planning on finishing up little things. The time is almost near on where I need to present my website.
 I'm honestly just thinking a lot and redoing things. SO its mostly touch ups of old materials on my website .Its not that hard anymore because I know where I am in my project and where I need to be. I'm closer to my goal than I was some weeks ago. Also I'm caught up and I'm not slacking anymore.

10 th workday

Today I'm going to start finding questions to ask my mom . Apart from the many I already had so that I can get it approved by Ms. Newman. I don't know what to do now cause I feel like I've asked all that I could. so back to the dashboard I go. next step is to get them approved.
 I found that I can still edit the site after its published. That's very good because I was scared that I would have to start all over again. Now that I know that I don't have to I can continue with putting in videos .So I guess its farewell until next week . Bye guys

Eighth Workday

Today I plan to finally put in the videos. I'm really excited for this part because I've been procrastinating for weeks. Its fairly easy and my website is mostly done. I have one page left to complete fully and just the background of my other page. All the videos are placed and captioned.
I just really hope my project turns out good.
I published my website by accident , so now I have to figure out how to edit it. I did my interview with my mom again. She helped me find some old culture music. I love the beats in them its really good.

Seventh Workday

Next week I will be taking photos of my website. My progress has honestly been all over the place. I spend most of my time catching up, Rather than working on my actual website. Now that I am caught up all up to date I can spend more time to focus. Focus on my website and incorporating all the information I got to it. I really need to get things moving so that I don't fall behind again.
The website I'm using is for more experienced website builders, But I'm doing very good so far. I mean I'm behind on where I want it to be but I am sure I can do better. On the other hand its half way through the project and I'm halfway done so in a way I'm caught up.

Sixth Workday

My told me that he will teach me how to put the videos into my site so that I give all credibility to author. I'm looking forward to this. He also reviewed my site and he said he liked it so far . He told me to make sure to have detailed explanations and backgrounds on each thing I do. I will be sure to go back and edit them.
The layout has been changed . I felt as if I needed more space. Everything was all bunched together. It really didn't look that good. I feel better about it now. I have more space to move around.

Fifth WorkDay

Today I worked on gathering the information I got from various people. I have everything organized in my English notebook. I still have yet to find a book that will be suitable for this topic from our library but I shall keep looking. My mom ( Expert) told me if I need anymore information she will be sure to tell me more. I'm really going to take advantage of her offer at many times.
Now I still have to figure out how to incorporate the YouTube videos I found with my website. I have to be very careful and make sure I credit to the author of the videos. I may end up changing the layout of my website. To me it looks more and more boring as the days go by. Hopefully all the details I put into it helps it look brighter .

Fourth Workday

I talked to my mom about some cultural music and dances and She gave me such amazing information. She informed me about native dances and mascots that use dancing for various things . She also talked about the colors they use in the fabrics and what each color means for the dancers. Some dancers wear beads and some wear masks. It was overall very interesting . I will be sure to incorporate what she told me into my website .
 I'm also thinking about incorporating videos from YouTube into my websites. Whenever I figure out how to do so, Hopefully its sometime soon. I really think that it will help the audience understand the movement and everything about this culture as one. They will be able to see the outfit, Colors, Accessories , Music and dancing all together as one. This project is helping me with my dancing because I'm interested in learning how to incorporate their moves with other moves I know .

Third work day

Today I rearranged the items on my website.  I researched different African dances and tried to find gifs so they would catch the attention of the audience. I'm very excited about this project so far but I know that its going to take a lot of work . I still have a lot to do and I'm very far behind when it comes to my work ethnic. I really need to get my game up.
I still need to get a book that associated with my topic because I know a lot but not enough. I'm hoping that the website itself will be very appealing. I want it to catch the eye but not be too overpowering because I want the audience to pay attention to the information that is given and not just see it and let it go through their ears. I'm having very complications but I'm sure I can resolve them. Once I get caught up I can start exploring more things.

Update on website

Today while working on my website I looked online for more gifs that will decorate my website. I searched famous African dancers such as the unique silver dancers and the ceo dancers, But I also searched some African dances such as the shoki , azonto and kukere. African dances consist mostly of hip movement and moving of their butt. Their dances usually consist of moving those parts but also their whole body with it
Next week I intend on finding research in books alongside interviewing my mother and friends on African music and dances. Hopefully I can use their responds to update my website. Mostly I will be gathering a lot of interesting facts, lyrics , some videos and dances to make the website more appealing. Its going to be a hard project but if I keep everything up to date I should be able to accomplish it up to my expatiations.

About

Dear Readers-

 My project is about African music and dances. In this blog I will be telling you about how I update my website which explains to its audience music by various African artist. Also it will have Dances created by these artists that go with specific songs and/or African dances and how they are incorporated in dances today. I may also have dances that have just been around in African culture.
            This idea came to me because I feel like people will find it very interesting. Both of my parents are African so I've grown up around these kinds of music and dances. My friends around me find it interesting how the beats of mostly all African music makes you want to dance. Also how the dance moves are very different and fun to do. So I am looking forward to this project.