Sample Ethnography Outline of Ideas � First Draft

Sample Outline of Ideas – Ethnography First Draft I. Preface  Admit no experience with this subculture – cheerleader in h.s. but that was way different back then  Remembering looking at group photos of little girl dance teams when Katie was about 2 years old. D vowing his daughter would never do that (make-up, eyelashes, hair, costume).  As we got older, close friends very involved K = daughter eventually majored in dance @ UNLV (all stereotypes of Vegas dancers enter our heads) A = built studio in basement of their house so daughter could practice (this was more ―club‖ dance than dance team) J = older daughter cut from dance team senior year (devastated). younger daughter capt. of EP dance team (mom took one year leave from work to help fulfill this role).  Dave strikes a deal with this family to watch a dance competition if they come to one of R’s soccer games. II. Background/History/Outside Research on Subculture  EPHS website – info on how this fits into high school activities subculture  EP dance team website – info on auditions, history, contacts, ―about us‖, schedule, etc. Most beneficial = 15-page handbook with everything, including parent letter, cost estimates, audition forms, schedule, rules and regulations, excused absence form, and ―terms‖ (ex: French/hinge kick; relaxed jazz hands)  MSHSL website – info on requirements, inclusion as high school sport, tournaments NOTE: Some of this info may be woven into the observations if it helps to analyze/understand/explain the subculture better at that point. III. Observational Data The Approach – Wayzata High School  describe the ―grounds‖ driving up = corporate headquarters/Bellagio  trying to find a parking space, arriving in middle of competition – sections  Sign on door about earliest you will be allowed to enter to claim seats  Inside = building not as impressive as I thought (outside more impressive than inside analogy?) Inside     Setting ticket takers – like any hs event concessions – busy! loud music blasting thru wall competitors mixing with friends and family, easily identifiable by costume  nervous parents, some bored—reading, waiting, eating  schedule and program Inside Competition Area  break rules by going in wrong door, standing in wrong place, getting yelled at, ushered toward door, don’t go out that way.  finally enter right door, take seat on side bleachers with other ―outsiders‖ who show up late.  parents in top rows of center bleachers facing floor, saved seats  brokers see us, wave, talk on cell between dances, won’t invite us to sit by them or come to sit by us—can’t give up seats  student fans sit bottom rows of bleachers in their own section  judges on floor in chairs, scoring tables  dance team on gym floor, another ―on deck‖ waiting in wings by side bleachers. Ritual of Competition  team announced, cheering  team marches in military fashion along periphery of floor to center court, acknowledged judges, music begins  include description of different costumes, make-up here?  include rules, what judges are looking for?  explain different divisions – school size, different categories of dance?  watch reaction of crowd, competitors – any roles visible here? best dancer is apparent and spotlighted  even as a novice, I could tell who was going to get good ―marks‖  ending ritual, break before next team begins—rush to bathrooms, concessions, stretch  reaction of parents, competitors when results are announced – emotions!  compare/contrast to other competitions with which I am familiar Interview and/or Follow-up Info  Captain – when she began with dance, her history and background, her role as leader, her goals for group, any negatives?  Other team members – same types of questions, watch practice or “behind-the-scenes” to analyze each specific role, any outsiders?  Parents – their role, commitment in time and money, what they want daughter to get out of it  Outsiders – impressions of the sport, competition  Second observation – different setting? How do roles change? Any rituals specific to this group as smaller subculture? Need to see a PRACTICE. IV. Conclusion  Value of this subculture to its members – what they get out of it, why they keep coming back  Value of this subculture to the larger culture high school, sports, young women  Value of this experience to me – what I learned about my assumptions, bias, and myself through this process.

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