Legally Blonde Research Paper

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1) For the last two years of high school, I was a member of my school’s show choir. Show choir is the most collaborative experience I have ever had. I was one of forty other girls who became my family. We spent days, weeks, months together. The experiences I shared with them have bonded us together forever. I learned that no matter what, your team is behind you. I had some awesome days and some horrible days, but my girls were always there to support me. Although we competed with each other, we never sabotaged or hurt each other. I learned how music and dance can really connect people through anything. Those girls were different ages, different ethnicities, a huge spectrum of amazing individuality. We all loved each other so much. It was an …show more content…

The entire show was an amazing experience, as Elle is an incredibly layered, interesting character. The most important moment in that show to me was the song “Legally Blonde”. The song is watching all of Elle’s dreams being shattered and all her achievements cheapened. Her worst fear is realized: She is not good enough or smart enough. And she never was. Every time I sang that song, I cried. It was a deeply emotional song for me. Elle’s worst fear is my own. I was singing about feelings I had felt, experiences that directly related to my own. Not to mention, the lovely man who played my Emmett, Elle’s best friend, was and is my own best friend. Everything on that stage felt incredibly real to me. I learned truly how powerful it is to see your own life played out onstage. I understood Elle because she was me in that moment. I realized that theatre can touch people in a way no other art form can. I as a performer was allowed to share a piece of myself with the audience and receive a piece of each of them in turn. Theatre is a partnership between actors and audience. Understanding is the true theme of what we do. We’re trying to understand each other, to relate. No other platform does it like

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