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others, to be subjected to a change in lifestyle. Stephen Daldry’s 2000 film, ‘Billy Elliot’, showcases the struggle of a young boy as he develops in his Northern England town and experiences a new love for ballet, an activity stereotypically reserved for petite females. His fight for a life in ballet corresponds his family’s protests against colliery closures. Similarly, ‘Anh Do’s Brush With Fame’ recounts Kurt Fearnley’s, the Paralympic hero,

him to follow in the same footsteps as his family is known to be good boxers. Jackie himself is a very masculine male & expects his son to be the same, he wants his son to be masculine & do wrestling, football, or boxing but does not want him to do ballet because he is ashamed of it & it is definitely not something that he would ever do. 4. The poem above clearly shows that there are many gender stereotypes which people are faced by as they are expected to be a certain way or do or not do

Billy Elliot by Stephen Daldry , Billy the son of a coal miner who comes from a poor family lives in an oppressive environment that full with prejudice. It affects Billy a lot from pursuing his dreams to be a ballet dancer and put him through a hard time even though he is so passionate about ballet. This environment had an enormous impact on Billy as he is being stop from chasing his dream and causing him to view the world negatively. The prejudices that affects Billy’s life is the preconception to gender

Swan Lake has been an inspiration for choreographers and artists around the world. It is important to recall that: “The first full-scale multicultural collaboration between an American and a Soviet ballet company took place in Boston on May 3, 1990, when the Boston Ballet staged Swan Lake. Within the production, Soviet danseurs partnered American Ballerinas, and American danseurs partnered Soviet ballerinas. Even the sets, designed by an American artist, were constructed in the Soviet Union” (Crawford

of the news 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

breaks his society’s stereotypes, as he pursues a career in ballet, a sport deemed only for girls. Growing up in the fictional mining town of Everington, he is subjected to the narrow minded views of the community, in which Billy is expected to follow family traditions to become a miner. Instead, his passion for dance pushes through these stereotype barriers as he trains hard to become a student at the prestigious Royal School of Ballet. As Billy is learning the dance move, pirouette, director Stephen

Not frigging ballet.” It is Billy who identifies his father’s shame “It’s not just poofs, Dad. Some ballet dancers are as fit as athletes” An individual’s determination can inspire them to transition into a new world. In the opening scene, the slow motion shot of Billy jumping up and down on the bed with a close

years old who dreams of becoming a ballet dancer. Billy lives with his widow father Jackie, his older brother Tony, and his grandmother. The background of the scene tool place in 1984 where strike against the Thatcher closure of British coal mines. Billy doesn’t like the brutal boxing lesson at school. Instead, he secretly come to girls’ ballet lesson from Mrs. Wilkinson. Jackie finds out about that secret. He and Tony really angry about that because they think ballets for girl only, and Billy support

When Billy Elliot’s father finds out he is doing ballet, he bans him from his passion and says “Ballet is for girls not for lads Billy, Lads do football….. Boxing…..or Wrestling, not friggin Ballet”. This enforces that Billys dad will not love and support him because he is breaking the teenage boy stereotype “I'm busting my ass for those 50 pences and you’re…”. This makes Billy feel he will not belong in his family or peers if he continues ballet but his teacher pushes him to pursue it in private

My theme report is exploring safe stereotypes and how it impacts belonging in society. My four texts are Mother’s love your sons by Glenn Colquhoun, Billy elliot directed by Stephen Daldry, Big brother little sister by Witi Ihimaera and Captain Fantastic directed By Matt Ross and Viggo Mortensen. Mother love your sons enforces the idea of safe stereotypes and how it impacts belonging in society. A safe stereotype in my view is a clear role that society approves of. I’m looking at texts which have