Mad Hot Ballroom Film Analysis

In this documentary of “Mad Hot Ballroom” showed students in 5th grade dancing with their peers. In the beginning of this film, students were really shy and immature dancing with their partners. They were embarrassed and they couldn’t keep that awkward smile off their face, but they still had fun. They were mentioned that the best of dancers will be chosen to compete in a yearly competition, but it was much more than just a competition. Each student probably didn’t notice it but they were maturing throughout each practice. Each day in practice students tried their best, even when they were tired the instructor put on a catchy music and immediately the students were dancing and laughing. Dancing was their escape of reality. It was like a dream for them. They had a really nice opportunity. While they danced you can see every blood, sweat, and tears they put into practice. Throughout the documentary you see them mature every dance move they made. They matured by boys dancing with girls and they got out of that awkward stage. They weren’t afraid or shy to talk to a boy or girl. The ballroom dancing had a much greater purpose than just dancing and having fun. “You are going to learn from this experience” (Argelo). Every student probably didn’t earn a medal but they all won. They came out more than what they had as they walked in. Some students also learned what they wanted to do for the rest of their lives, they want to become an actor,

From kindergarten until high school, I was a member of the Jean Wolfmeyer School of Dance. Up to 5 days per week, I would be at the dance studio taking classes, rehearsing for shows, and helping out in the less advanced classes. Regardless of skill level, Jean never hesitated to speak the brutally honest truth about students’ performances and she never settled for anything less than perfection. Jean would often preach that she is only the instruction manual and she cannot make us good dancers, we had to do that for ourselves. However, it was not her critique or teaching alone that motivated dancers to perform well, it was her relentless work ethic and commitment to her studio. As a 70 year-old women, Jean held classes as much as 7 days per

Which when those factors are incorporated the single sex benefit vanishes. Gender segregated environments show to be foreseen not on science but bias anecdotal evidence. Single sex school environments no longer duplicate their attitudes or behaviors to gender stereotypes. Which many supporters of educational equity disapprove. Created in schools were safe spaces outlined to help the LGBTQ students and to enable students to realize their full future. Students are able to consider a variety of personal and educational alternatives, when them as students do not have to equal their appearance to gender

When it comes to the classroom, there are several differences between girls and boys. There are physical differences in the way their brains work, differences in the room temperature that is best for boys and girls, and differences in how girls and boys respond to various tones of speech (Sax, 2006). While girls prefer soft-spoken teachers, Sax (2006) notes that boys prefer to be spoken to “loudly and in short, direct sentences with clear instructions” (p. 195). According to Sax (2006), “the ideal ambient temperature for boys is about 69 degrees and about 75 degrees for girls” (p. 193-194). Further differences involve how boys and girls learn. McNeil states that “boys may learn better under pressure and when allowed to move around...while girls may perform better in group situations and with a lot of encouragement” (McNeil, 2008). Because of these many differences, it would stand to reason that boys and girls would benefit from being in separate classrooms. According to Hughes (2007), “the teacher would be able to concentrate on the learning-styles of each sex and use the styles to bring out the academic best in each students. Lessons and activities could be designed with a single-sex in mind” (p. 11). As Principal John Fox states, “the single-sex environment enables you to actually focus on the particular needs of each gender, and those needs socially and

Of all the values that dancing instilled within me, I believe I learned the greatest lesson when I forfeited my first love. In my mind, I rationalized that school’s importance outweighed my devotion to dance. In my eighth grade year, my studio encouraged me to join their dance company, while my school implemented an academic plan for me that met my educational needs, which included placing me in ninth grade honors courses. Faced with the truth of the difficulty of balancing schoolwork with a demanding practice schedule, I reluctantly withdrew from my dance

Imagine that you were in a classroom full of your gender how would you feel? Well, if you feel that you're not ok with that well, In school year 2004-05 122 public schools offered single sex classes and 34 public schools were single sex classes mandatory according to “Old Tactic Gets New Use: Public Schools Separate Boys and Girls.” Article. Close to 70% of kids in single sex classes raised their math and reading scores in “Old Tactic Gets New Use: Public Schools Separate Boys and Girls.” Article. Although this may seem bad and shouldn't happen it's really not. Kids in single sex classes will have more of a chance to succeed than students in non single sex class because of most kids have no problem with this in their school, less discipline, and most of all higher grades.

In the documentary, Mad Hot Ballroom, viewers follow New York City students and their journey to learn about ballroom dancing and dance competitions, the ups and downs of child/adolescent development, and the overall influence dance lessons have on them. Throughout the documentary it switches between showing the students learning about the dances and talking to the

We, therefore, the representatives of the student body at Anaheim High School in Anaheim, California present these set of new rules to come to a start and to fulfil and give other countries an idea of how our school runs in a better policy. Letting the district know that our school has improved with better education, students, and teachers. We declare that students at Anaheim High have a new fresh start and be independent with no misunderstandings that become undrivable. We want our school to be the best, and we shall contribute to build up knowledge. For the support of our declaration, we pledge our lives, honor and all that we have to rise up to the

Hutchison and Mikulski argue that students tend to concentrate better when boys and girls are separated. “Both principals and teachers believed that the main benefits of single-sex schooling are decreasing distractions to learning and improving student achievement.” However, single sex education does not provide socialization. Educating students in single sex classes limits both genders from interacting and working together. One day they will coexist with the opposite sex but how are single sex schools/classes going to prepare the student to interact with the opposite sex when they are

As a student, in Anaheim high school, I am proud to say that this an amazing school, but when it comes to the students graduating it is hard. This is when it comes to applying that we need more time in school. Why do we need more school days and a longer time in school? Well according to the story when we have more time in school we are able to learn more and understand any topic that might come on our way. it would be better if we would have more time in school but not have to be in school all day like in the story. Yeah, it might be the only way a lot of students would have a better life, but it would be killing for the student to be in school.

The dance program is called Chance to Dance, and it was implemented because the superintendent, accompanied with the school board of the district was inspired by the documentary “Mad Hot Ballroom” (Reichert-Montiel, 2015). Mad Hot Ballroom is a documentary concerning the New York City public school ballroom dance program. Sixty New York public schools were enrolled in the program, with six thousand student participants- for a ten week period (http://www.rottentomatoes.com).

An article that was written about a school in Texas stated that more than 50% of boys and girls in single-gender classrooms cause disruptions, and they bring their behavior from home into the classrooms at school. In an article, it stated that “in October of 2006, federal regulations established the requirements for legally permissible single-sex schools and classes within the public system; nearly 200 schools in South Carolina have single-gender classrooms” (“Single-Sex Education Spreads” 2). Teachers’ interest often drives the attention of students to single-gender classes, and growing interest from their parents is also pushing more schools and districts as they hear about these classrooms (“Single-Gender Classrooms” 2). While teachers and administrators prefer this environment, boys and girls in single-sex classrooms are influenced to distract and be distracted by their friends, and the people around them. They seem to doodle, daydream, and lose their thought in the classroom because of their surroundings. In a newspaper article, “Should Children Be Taught in Single-Sex Classrooms”, the author says pupils fail to develop relationships with the opposite sex if they are taught in a single-sex environment because they both tend to be drawn into conflict amongst each other, they are distracted by what others are doing in the classrooms, and they are not themselves because they are being forced into an unfamiliar environment they do not

Boys and girls In my opinion, boys and girls are unlikely involved in each others day-to-day playing. If there’s any teamwork involved, both the girls and boys try their best to put in efforts into teamwork so that they could succeed. In the film, Mad Hot Ballroom, there are differences and similarities between the female and the male fifth graders.

In the films, Strictly Ballroom (SB) by Baz Luhrmann (1992) and Mad Hot Ballroom (MHB) by Marilyn Agrelo (2005) both examine ballroom dancing but in different ways that define a distinctive meaning. In SB and MHB the spectator sees distinctive characters and their goals that are similar and that is to do the dances right and ultimately win. In both films there is a powerful dynamic within the beginning of how the characters are portrayed and towards the end where the characters have developed through dance. Dancing becomes a great part of Scott’s life in SB because that is what he’s been taught. In SB Scott shows his new moves at the competition with his partner and faces the consequences for stepping out of the conformity he’s been taught.

Another example of students being more focused in single-sex classrooms is when Hoffman, in his article "The Effect of Single-Sex Instruction in a Large, Urban, At-Risk High School", mentions: