How Does Fred Astaire Move To Dance

The ever so sharp, showbiz man himself, Bob Fosse, strategically choreographed his personal movement styles on his dancers in order to achieve his meticulous vision. This flashy man was not looking to put something on the stage that is easy; he wanted the audience to experience the realistic, graphic, and relatable scenarios that life throws at you, on a stage and in 3D. Fosse misrepresented cultural styles, which he included into his pieces and even altered most of the styles he was trained in. The basis of his work was shown through comedy, and in his translation, he tweaked the movement of his technical training in order to attain the comedic center of his work. He never truly meant to make fun of distinctive cultures by utilizing their forms, but because of the circumstance that he never formally trained in these various cultural practices or studied their form and meaning, he used them in his choreography, which almost always used either sexual content or comedy, his choreography is a misrepresentation because it does not properly embody the cultures.

The music throughout the performance is by The Rolling Stones. The first song, “Little Red Rooster” is very laid back and lazy sounding. It has a slow but consistent tempo throughout the song. The second song, “Lady Jane” has a very slow tempo. This is possibly because it contains lots partner work. The third song, “Not Fade Away” is significantly faster than the previous songs. There is also lots of clapping in time with the music which gives it a kind of celebratory feel. The fourth song, “As Tears Go By” once again has a slow tempo. It has a very relaxed feel at the same time as being sad. This assists in developing the choreographers’ intent because in this section the female dancer is being rejected. The fifth song, “Paint it Black” is where the first costume change takes

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The male dancer only wore pants and bared his upper body. This simple costume design not only made the people who watch the dance to have a clear vision of the dancer, but also better presented a predicament that the character was experiencing at that time. At the first half of the dance, the dancer would leave at least one part of his body on the bench, and tried hard to reach other parts of his body away. This muscular interplay between the dancer and the bench resonated with the audience to experiencing the same struggle feelings as the character. As the performance developed, the dancer started to leave the bench to fully use the space. The dancer had many different movements comparing with sitting on the bench previously. He started to lie down, roll over, stand on the bench and make a turn use only one foot. The level of the dance was no longer limited in the middle but changing from low to high as well. Having such a change, the dancer is converting a more delight and energetic feeling to the audience, in order to demonstrated that the character was recovered through the

Dancing” three woman represent a cultural shift of Puerto Rican immigrants, by each woman's lifestyle was one was halfway Americanized half Puerto Rican looking, one was Americanized, and one was still in the Puerto Rican culture. In the home movie, there were three women the cousin, mother, and the brother's girlfriend sitting on the couch together wearing all red dresses, During the time of the party, each woman is experiencing something different just by looking at how they were dressed. During the home movie, All three are years younger and older than each other. The author had asked her mother why every woman at the party was in a red dress, all the mother could say was that it was all a coincidence.(52)

The opening scene where close up is used showing the trembling fingers whilst placing the record onto the player leading into the tilting shot of Billy jumping up and down showing his excitement emphasises Billy’s love for dancing and symbolises the way in which it embodies him. Long shot of Billy making him look much smaller on the screen is used to foreshadow the harm and prejudices Billy might get from the society as he pursues his dancing career. The swinging door at the gym symbolises a barrier as well as an opportunity of his dream. Panning of the camera,close up and the low angle shots passing ballerinas feet before focusing on Billy’s reinforces that he is different as well as emphasising his preparedness to take risks for him to be able to pursue his dream. Shifts on the expressions of Billy and Jackie while they were arguing about ballet as well as the close up shot of Jackie grabbing Billy and holds him against the door highlighted Jackie as both physical and psychological obstacle of Billy’s

In the second section it represents the women fighting for their freedom. The movements are a lot more circular in this section. It uses more contractions, releasing & vibratory movements. In the first two sections, the dancer shows the struggle being not only physical but emotional also. She does this by the powerful expressions she uses on her face. She even imitates a couple of screams that play in the song ‘Been On A Train’. This gives the audience a clear understanding of the how she is feeling.

In “Strictly Ballroom” the beginning scenes of the film Baz established the conventional, elegant atmosphere of the ballroom dancing world. Using a combination of techniques such as graceful music, the

He was one of the biggest stars and greatest creators in the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals.

Besides from being an excellent singer, Frank could act. He starred in such films as The Man with the Golden Arm, Suddenly, and one of his greatest films Guys and Dolls. “MGM said he (Frank) was so skinny, he wouldn’t throw a shadow. I told them he would throw the biggest shadow Hollywood has ever seen”(George Sidney 2). And in 1953, Frank did just that. He won an Academy Award in Best Supporting Actor for the role of Maggio in movie From Here to Eternity.

Phillip Chbeeb and Renee Kester uploaded a dance entitled SLIP that they have choreographed to the song SLIP by Elliot Moss. It was published on June 11, 2015. The dance includes many things that show a strong relationship between the two dancers. What you can notice is the way they trust each other and their facial expressions. Chbeeb and Kester used these components and other movements to show a relationship between the two characters in this story that is being told. In this dance, there are two people who are in love try to stay together, but in the end they don’t because many things are pulling them apart.

But in keeping in theme with the waltz, it is also a dance that has strategically placed steps and movements that every good dancer knows, and cherishes. It sets up the mood immediately for the audience subconsciously that everything is in strict moral uniformity and cleanliness, what a small town should be: precise, well groomed, and normal, keeping in trend with the such prevalent Hitchcockian irony.

Dance was not a new element in the theatre realm. It had been used for years as a way of interpretation of feelings of a character that the writer or director wanted the audience to feel visually. Through movement, expression of those feelings was portrayed and helped the audience to somewhat

While observing this dance ballet, there were many things that caught my attention. First, the theater itself was extremely large, and the stage itself was big, and the dancers had plenty of room to move across the stage and perform their routines. There were many dancers, and they all played various roles that ranged from Clara, Fritz, Herr Drosselmeyer, the Rat King, the Nutcracker, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, and many more. All of the performers wore vivid costumes

The movement is, above all else, gestural. The gestures start out as being removed from meaning and feeling, but eventually become more sensual and fulfilled. The gestures are also what could be considered taboo. Both dancers grab their breasts, groin, and thrust their lower bodies repeatedly throughout the piece. As the dance progresses, the movement goes from being placed and calculated to becoming something more reckless and passionate. There is also a lot of