Strictly Ballroom Notes World of Ballroom Dancing Ballroom dancing is glamour but it's contrasted with Shirley Hastings (with over the top make up) screaming and the evil villain Barry Fife (who is lit from the bottom to create shadows and horn like eyebrows) - Dance Federation Scott Hastings Scott Hastings; Australian - which is shown by his Aussie accent and singlet when he dances in front of the mirror. Also a quote "Oh get off it will ya" Passionate - the close ups on his face as he dances Fran Fran; More natural in the movie. Comes from a Spanish community. She lives in a stereotypical migrant house and the setting of where she lives (which is near train tracks) shows she is living on the other side of the tracks. Again shows her world is contrasted with the artificial world of ballroom dancing.
Gene Kelly choreographed several dance and drama films, one called “An American in Paris” (1951). Michael Kidd is also an outstanding choreographer, who produced motion picture choreographer, in which dance further is the story line. Debbie Reynolds was another familiar name in movie musicals of the 1950’s. She was not a trained dancer but had great stage charisma. Her breakthrough in 1950 was in “Two Weeks with Love”, starring
! 9.Miss tankard has a theme for two feet and that is about an australian girl who is obsessed with dance and got locked away because of it. she is trying to surprise people through out her pieces trying to make them believe that they dont even know what situation their in. 13. These clips tell me that Miss Tankard’s style of choreography was extremely different and unique; by sometimes not waring shoes, or having elaborate costumes, water on the stage, talking during her pieces, elaborate stage lighting and back drops and different and unique music to compliment the dancers movement.
Very risky using water and fire. ‘Hydra’ is similar to another dance called ‘Aether’ by Lucy G, not depicting human like movements but more unnatural ways of moving the body. Aether is communication through movement, trying to send a message and is difficult to define. In the beginning of the piece the dancers use alot of typing hand and finger movement which becomes their motif, creating lots of movement and steps with the motif. They don’t dance in unison in this piece but dance through special relationships and the occasional partner work.
Hula in Hawaii is everywhere you go. A. The orgins of hula are a legend, the history as passed on from generation to generation. B. These legends describe the adventures of Hi'iaka, who danced to please her fiercy and enraged sister Pele.
In 1929, she married Douglas Fairbanks Jr, son of Douglas Fairbanks, which proved her important status in society. The influence of Jazz culture * The Jazz Clubs played a crucial role in allowing the flappers to express themselves. This is where they could smoke and dance. They also drank illegal alcohol in the speakeasies. * Instead of dancing the waltz that was popular in the period before the war, people started to enjoy more daring dances such as the Shimmy and the Bunny Hug.
These are the Luigi Jazz, Mattox Styles, and Street Jazz. The Luigi Jazz and the Mattox Styles are the old-school jazz techniques often performed in Broadway productions. The MTV Generation ushered in the Street Jazz, an offshoot of Los Angeles' modernization of jazz dance. It basically utilizes the steps of both Luigi Jazz and Mattox Styles, but is faster, quicker, and sharper to catch up with the faster contemporary music. In contrast to the smooth strokes in the old-school jazz dance, the hand and feet switches and transition movements are swift in street jazz.
He is also seen as a sexual object by some of the woman at Catskills and Baby eventually rescues him. This is a complete role reversal. Although Dirty Dancing does attempt to address some important social and political issues it will always be seen by most as a love story, which of course it is.
In 1928, her third play, Adamant Lil, was a great success. She played the role of a 1980s saloon singer with underworld connections. In this play, she said her famous line, “Why don’t you come up and see me sometime?” Will Hayes, who enforces the Production Code, saw her as a major threat to the morality of the nation. (“Mae West: a Brief
Whether she might be the main character, the lover, the wife, or even the maid. There are plenty of example where you see these Latinas expressed in eroctic ways, where they are extremely desirable and beautiful. One example is the film “Chasing Papi”. You have three beautiful looking Latina actresses who are very hypersexualized and are chasing after the same man trying to win him over. You see these women are shown with their breasts and butts and accents and they all could dance in a sexy way, and can be manipulative as well.