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    Themes In Billy Elliot

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    In the film ‘Billy Elliot’ directed by Stephen Daldry there are many important places, namely the Elliot home, the coal mine and the ballet/boxing hall. These places are important as they helped the audience to understand the idea of identity in the film. The Elliot home is an important place because it is the setting of the main conflicts Billy faces in his personal life. The first conflict occurs when Jackie and Tony find out that Billy has been going to ballet instead of boxing and Tony lifts

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    The Movie Billy Elliot

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    passionate in ballet; he continues the ballet class with the assist of his ballet instructor, Sandra Wilkinson. Mrs. Wilkinson notices that Billy has potential to continue his ballet in the higher level in the Royal Ballet School in London. Somehow, Billy misses the audition to enter the Royal Ballet School because his brother, Tony, arrests by the police during a skirmish. Mrs. Wilkinson has to come to Billy’s house and explains Billy’s potential in ballet with hope that Billy’s family would allowed him

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    Cedeño found out at a rather early age of 15 what her passion was, music. Born in Mexico, raise in the South Side of Chicago and Aurora. At the age 16, Cedeño immersed herself into the world of Electronic Dance Music where she began studying the art of DJ and Music Production. Her goal in every show is to take the dance floor into a journey of beats, sounds and rhythms. Taking individual’s imagination and state of mind out of reality. She begins her set by playing groovy rhythms of house and world

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    Russian Ballet History

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    The Russian National Ballet was founded in 1989 by Sergei Radchenko, former star of the Bolshoi Ballet. Radchenko and his wife, who run the company together, decided to tour in smaller groups, to reach audiences in smaller cities around the globe and bring beautiful ballet to everyone. Founded when Russia was known as the USSR, the company was government owned, but allowed Sergei, an honored artist, to start and operate the company. Sergei and his wife, Elena found success with this company, and

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    In their Youtube video “The Sleeping Beauty: The Challenges of Technically Demanding Roles (The Royal Ballet),” the Royal Opera House introduces its audience to an incredibly proficient pair of ballet dancers; however, despite what the video’s title suggests, in their interviews, the dancers focus more on the artistry of their performances than the technical minutiae. Ballerina Sarah Lamb shares how her role represents both an artistic and technical challenge. I imagine that the artistic portion

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    WORDS: Active, Blaring, Controlling, Dramatic, Enticing, Firm, Graceful, Harsh, Intimidating, James Bond, Keen, Loud, Mesh, Notable, Outrageous, Precise, Qualitative, Responsive, Sensitive, Threatening, Unforgiving, Video Game, Weltering, Xenomorphic, Yielding, Zonal. 2. Choreographer Jiri Kylian of the performance, “Sleepless” does a fantastic job in using the elements of dance in his choreography. He uses the music and curtains in the background to control the bodies on stage and how they move

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    activity like boxing is shown by the presence of Jackie at the training session, and his high expectations are shown in his dialogue. Billy’s father later recognises his son’s talent in ballet, and is ecstatic when Billy is allocated a spot in the Royal Ballet School. This euphoria is highlighted in the high key natural lighting that surrounds Jackie as he travels up the hill to express this new knowledge with his fellow peers. SUMMARY SENTENCE ABOUT BILLYS TRANSFORMATION IN HIS SOCIETY AND THE ACCEPTANCE

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    Introduction In this essay I will analyse and contextualise the work of 3 key practitioners who are currently active and influential within the classical ballet industry. I will discuss and develop key qualities of my three chosen practitioners and identify the main objectives that have allowed them to achieve their current high status within the industry. I will also identify, analyse and contextualise the main performance qualities of the key practitioners work and analyse ways in which I can incorporate

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    In this essay I will analyse and contextualise the work of 3 key practitioners who are currently active and influential within the classical ballet industry. I will discuss and develop key qualities of my three chosen practitioners and identify the main objectives that have allowed them to achieve their current high status within the industry. I will also identify, analyse and contextualise the main performance qualities of the key practitioners work and analyse ways in which I can incorporate these

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    right now. Those involved in the art form and the public have argued whether ballet has pushed the ideal “ballet body” stereotype to such an extreme that the ballet community is full of insecure, depressed and eating disorder ridden girls. The ballet school environment has been called a weight-obsessed subculture and a breeding ground for eating disorders. Body image is a major issue for young ballet dancers with potentially life-damaging consequences because of the distorted idea of body image instilled

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