my main texts from the television industry are global, which I will be discussing in further detail. My two main texts are Strictly Come Dancing a flagship programme for the BBC and CSI commonly reffered as CSI Las Vegas, during a certain period of time it was the most watched programme in the world and in 2010 according to Euro Data globally. Firstly, Strictly Come Dancing is a formulaic narrative structure, which is easily exportable, This is because of different cultures,dances,judges and contestants
“It’s nice to see you to see you…nice!” This is one of the world’s most recognisable quotations by the host of “Strictly Come Dancing” the legend Sir Bruce Forsyth. The Saturday night show gathers approximately a whopping ten million viewers to ignore what goes on around them for that hour and a half. The television spectacle has also made dance for men socially acceptable due to the masculine role they perform. Who could forget one of Stictly’s most memorable moments as John Sergeant firmly
There are two theories of ageing. The disengagement theory is when the elderly unfortunately start to give up with activities or social life. They become withdrawn from society. This is when you disengage from any way of contact or interaction. The reason for disengagement theory may be because physical functions deteriorate. There are three phases of disengagement theory. These are shrinkage of life space is when you are not working or have no contact with friends and family. You don’t get to
The women who exert the greatest influence on the life of Scott Hastings are Sherley Hastings, Fran and Yaya (Frans grandmother), this will be explored with reference to the film strictly ballroom as a whole. The women in the film Strictly ballroom are all portrayed differently, and as they are differently portrayed Scott’s reactions and response also varies. Sherley Hastings is portrayed as an artificial person who is obsessed with her image, she wears bright pink which exaggerates her false femininity
Red Curtain Trilogy by Baz Lurhmann On The Red Curtain Trilogy, which were all directed by Baz Lurhmann, all of the films began with red curtains opening up like in a theatre to 'reveal' the film. In 'Strictly Ballroom' the scene opens with silhouettes of the main characters dancing, waiting for a performance to start (?) then walking excitedly onto screen which starts the movie. For 'Romeo & Juliet' the opening shot is a lot more fast and furious. The film begins with a plain black screen
Historical Stereotypes of Australian Masculinity in the Film 'Two Hands and Strictly Balloon' “Film is a powerful player in the construction of national identity. In Australian films, men embody particular masculinities such as rugged practicality and anti-intellectualism, ruthless independence against all odds, and a willingness to die. These masculinities have been embellished and perpetuated in film histories as the ideal held as the standard for imitation” Introduction ============
1. The title "Strictly Ballroom" gives us the idea & impression of very stern & rules in a very rigid & strict environment with many expectations & restrictions. It also implies the concept of very orthodox textbook ballroom dancing which is very stiff & done exactly in a specific way which it's expected to be done. 2. Billy Elliot is set in north-eastern England during the 1984-1985 coal miners' strike, this is very important to acknowledge because it has a great impact on Billy & his circumstances
might find that choice a bit easier. Luckily for me, I knew exactly what I wanted to learn about from the beginning. My ancestry is my influence on making my decision to study and research the history of Irish dance for this final research paper. I come from two heavily Irish families who hold true to their heritage pretty well, and I take pride in my Irish roots. All of the women in my family (and
Scott is displayed as the “untypical hero” in the film Strictly Ballroom as his passion and strong urge to dance his own steps outweigh the urge to win. However in order to do so Scott needs to change his attitude so that can fully understand the meaning of dance. This will be discussed with reference to Strictly Ballroom In the beginning of the film we get the sense of arrogance and pride from Scott. He is the typical ballroom dancer with perfect posture and steps, but the audience see that this
doing?” “Girl, I’m practicing on this dance. I been dancing and training for hours and hours, I am exhausted. “Although it is not a proven Fact, many people do not consider dancing as a sport, yet serious competitive dancers undergo the same amount of training as competitive athletes in regular sports. This paper will prove that dancing is and can be accounted as a competitive sport. Various opinions have been made due to the weather people think dancing can or cannot be accounted as a sport. In my research
Swing dancing has been an epidemic passed down through generations of dancers. Swing is a style of ballroom dance that has evolved and developed into different types of dance such as the Jive, Lindy Hop, and West/East Coast Swing. Typically the swing is an upbeat dance done to a quicker tempo and rhythm. Swing can be found as early as 1800 but not taking flight til 1930 in Harlem after a Ziegfeld production. Swing is still around today and as popular as ever with competitions around the world. People
shorter and sexier pieces, resembling to those of the touring shows such as Riverdance and Lord of the Dance. Dr. John Cullinane was asked, what was Irish about the contemporary Irish Dancing costumes. His answer was: “Well, there’s nothing Irish about them….there were certain things that constituted the early Irish dancing costume: the shawl, the use of the Tara brooch as an Irish national emblem, a lot of Celtic embroidery and Celtic lace. Now you look at some of the contemporary creations. They are
Norseth) was about the long journey ahead of me. During this meeting we discussed what my passions were and what something I would like to do in the future might be, the passions I chose were dancing/movement and how it can influence and change people lives and in the future I’d like to help kids improve in dancing and become passionate about it as well. I’m also going to be learning so much throughout because I will be learning about the therapy behind it. The aim of my personal project is too push
LYLE K GAINES ENGLISH 4TH GENRE ASSIGNMENT Strictly Ballroom & Billy Elliot alike both have many characters who undergo transformation & development throughout the film, two of these characters who undergo great transformation & growth are Fran & Billy who both figuratively change from ugly ducklings into beautiful swans. In the beginning of Billy Elliot & Strictly Ballroom both Fran & Billy are seen as very underdeveloped & can be seen as ugly ducklings in many ways, Billy is seen at the boxing
Dance Should Be Considered a Sport Dancing is popular around clubs, school dances, or any place that has music, but professional dance is far more than just wiggling legs and moving arms. Dance will always be seen as an art, but if people recognized how much it takes for a ballerina to be perfect on stage, they would completely change their mindset. In addition, there are many dancing styles: from ballroom, traditional jazz, and professional performance to modern, and hip hop. These styles have evolved
- The first video Strictly Come Sword Dancing – Stone Monkey is typical folk dance. It’s performed by 6 men which one of them is talking to the audience about the story of the dance. All the men are wearing the same folk outfit that is made out of black shorts, white shirts, red belts with yellow emblem, striped socks, and same shoes, which actually reminds me of some kind of tap shoes. As a prop all the man except the one who is talking are using special typo of sword. It’s not a typical sword because
“ceremony” one a month until they become pregnant. There is no emotion such as love or passion behind this act and, they are strictly forbidden of seeing another man. However, in the book Offred has an affair with the Commander. There is no love between him and his wife so he seeks Offred to satisfy that craving, but she does not love him. After just having been with the Commander, she comes to the conclusion that, “…nobody dies from lack of sex. It’s lack of love we die from” (103), while thinking of her
A set way of practicing dance did not exist at this time, as it was more of an emotional exploration than a physical one. Although dance was “highly structured”, the dancing that was performed “might not be considered dance today”, as the reasons for dancing were more centered toward religion, war, ceremonies, etc. (“History of Dance”). The Greeks practiced many different versions of dance, those of which include funeral dances, war training, and theatrical dance
ghetto quarters the South Bronx. Hip hop dancing started with DJs coming into the streets with huge speakers kicking off what is now known as block parties. A man, who is known as the father of hip hop, "DJ Kool Herc" Would remix songs by making longer instrumental breaks between verses as long as he pleased by repeating the same breaks on a turn table this allowed more time for the street dancers or "B-boys" which stood for "Break-Boys" to show off their dancing skill. The hip hop moves combined Complex
Aeriel/No Hand Cartwheels Tim Shieff’s Early Moves Born in Connecticut, Tim Shieff moved to England when he was three. He started taking break-dancing classes as a child. This is where... ... middle of paper ... ...n scored a part as a death eater in the final Harry Potter movie. How He Trains Tim Shieff attributes much of his strength to his strictly vegan diet. In an interview with Chennai Parkour he says that his training doesn't involve conditioning in the traditional sense, but that he