Box #18

One of the main focal points in my field site is going to be the Benton Central commons area. The commons is where the dance team holds their practices after school. It is a carpeted area. The commons is a wide open area also, with four windows in the front of the way they face when they are practicing. The dancers use the windows to look at and see themselves as they dance to make sure they are doing the moves correctly. There is a little brick half wall, which the dancers put their belongings against and the coaches sometimes sit there to watch the dancers perform. The commons also is where the vending machines are that the dancers get their before practice snacks out of. Another main use of this focal point is that the dancers do their ritual of stretching in the commons as well. The commons leads to the gym, as well as to two other hallways of the school, the cafeteria, and the auditorium. In the middle of the commons there are some benches and tables where some students sit after school. I am very familiar with this focal point because not only did I practice there as a dancer, but I attended that school for high school, so I am very familiar with the commons area.