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Dynamic characters are built by dynamic movement in film. Whether the character is sitting down giving a lecture, or is a ballerina dancing on stage, character are born through movement. Movement in emotion, or physical, a characters action and re-actions are what draw audiences into their story. The characters in the movie Take the Lead gain power through their character transformations through dance, their movement on the dance floor directly impacts the way they carry themselves through life. In this paper I will explore three scenes, each scene will show different levels of progression in each character’s life, and I will show how the characters gain more power in their own lives the more successful they become with the movement of dance.
Take the Lead follows the story of a Ballroom dance teacher, Pierre Dulaine, and the kids he begins to teach at a inner city high school. The film opens with a character named Rock being denied access to a school dance, Rock then leaves the school and is encouraged by thugs to vandalize the principal’s car. While Rock is vandalizing the car, Pierre witness the crime, but before Pierre has a chance to question Rock, Rock runs away. The next day Pierre decides to go to the school’s Principal and let her know that he witnessed the crime, while at the school Pierre offers to teach the high school detention class how to ballroom dance, the principal agrees but does not think Pierre will last very long. This first part of the movie already shows how the students are not being giving the best school treatment, and that they are only acting out because of the environment that they are living in. After agreeing to teach the detention class, Pierre returns to the school at 3:00 pm to begin hi...
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...nte and Danjou who through dance are competing for Sasha. In this scene, for the first time, the camera angles fluxuate between low and high angles on the detention students showing that they have mastered the art form and or now respected for their skill. With these camera angles we are no longer looking down on them but up to them as they dance on a stage for an audience. In contrast we mostly on see Morgan dancing in the background and rarely is their a close up or her dance, again showing that the detention students have earned the respect of the audience.
Take the Lead is a great movie, and although it does stereotype the idea that lower class children are not interested in ballroom dance, it does a great job of showing the power or dance, and how dance is more than something people do for fun, but that people and cultures can be brought closer through dance.
One of the main things I noticed in this movie was that the movie never stopped. It was always about ballet and working to improve things related to ballet the entire movie. The point I am trying to make is that even when the dancers and the choreographers
The movie “Walkout” is about the school system in East Los Angeles in the late 1960’s. During this time Mexican Americans were treated unfairly and were seen as second class citizens. The story goes through the different aspects that Mexican American/ Chicano students had to put up with within their own schools. They wanted and deserved equal education, but were constantly shut down by the city. This movie contains the four characteristics of Mexican American Art, which is what gives this movies such a strong and meaningful message.
In “Elastic Heart,” the environment was simple with the white painted walls and the modest iron birdcage. On the other hand, although the scenery was straightforward, the performance was confusing and complex. Unlike Edward Sharpe’s video, the audience could not interpret the lyrics of the song with the performance. Because of the issue of gender and the dramatic dancing, the audience was not able to focus on the connection between the music and the performance. In other words, the audience could not comprehend the music because of the dramatic, modern tender approach that was given by the performers. Overall, besides the simple and bare scenery, place was created through the strong emotions and interactions between the two performers. The two individuals showed strong facial expressions and fast reactions towards one another’s dance. For example, the small girl played by Maddie Ziegler would jump, yell, and fight against the man, while the man played by Shia Labeouf would yell back or try to be friendly. As a result, place was embedded within the space of the birdcage from the two dancers’ experience and relationship towards one another. Although Maddie Ziegler had the ability to escape, she would return back into the birdcage and continue dancing. Meanwhile,
The main Character being completely consumed with dance and want the lead role of the upcoming play; in which it requires the dancer to be able to play 2 different persona , the White Swan innocence and grace, and the Black Swan devious and
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A pretty, perfect ballerina with a pink tutu, twirling with her arms above her head; ladylike hair with a Barbie-like face—these are the stereotypical images of dancers that come to most people’s minds. The real image is a sweaty dancer with ripped shoes, broken toes, blood coming out of her tights, and that’s really what dance is. People don’t see this, because dancers are so highly trained to mask this intensity, to make everything appear absolutely effortless. (Berkey)
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Being one of the world’s most popular art forms, it was inevitable that these archetypes would find their way into film as well. In this essay I will argue that the films Pulp Fiction, Taxi Driver, Watership Down, and Trainspotting are all versions of The Hero’s Journey, consequently demonstrating just how prevalent these archetypes have become in modern cinema. And that mythology and storytelling are important parts of each culture because they prevent the darkness in our hearts from spreading.
A great deal of the world possesses a vague sense of the existence of the dance world, but they do not know much past that. The assistance of reality television shows, such as Dance Moms, So You Think You Can Dance, and Dancing with the Stars, present the inner workings of the dance community to the general public. Unfortunately, the publicity can change how society perceives the dance world. Reality television affected the dance world by contributing an air of commercialism to it, influencing younger dancers to suppose the main focus should be in the eye-popping tricks rather than artistry, and it drives audiences focus on the glitzy costumes and dazzling on stage performances rather than exhibit the sweat, blood, and tears that go into putting together the final product.
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Dance is my favorite hobby when I was a child. I used to watch dance concerts on TV shows, but I had not even watch it on stage. On April 08th, 2016, I attended a dance concert called Make Your Move like an audience. It was performed at John Anthony Theatre – Spring Creek Campus of Collin College. The concert consists of many styles of dancing from different College and University such as Collin College, West Texas A&M University, and Illinois State University. Three performances that I like best were Intus, 9.28.11 and Havana Dream.
At the beginning of this book the author describes the dancers coming in on a rainy Monday morning to begin warm-ups and rehearsal. This of course is the beginning of their voyage to opening night. The dancers taking part in this production were from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. The ballet that they plan to perform in seven weeks is called “Speeds.” The choreographer of “Speeds” is a world-renowned woman by the name of Jennifer Mullers. This production contains a cast of eleven dancers and five alternates. “Speeds” is a modern ballet that explains how one moment in time is like no other, and how often things in the world change.
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