belonging or alienation in one way or another. Strictly Ballroom‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann and the ‘Ugly Duckling’‚ a short story by Hans Christian Anderson‚ both represent the concept of acceptance and rejection through the use of many film and language techniques. Strictly Ballroom represents belonging using a variety of techniques to distinguish between the world of artifice and the more realistic world. The image of the artificial world‚ shown as the ballroom world‚ is glitzy and colourful. Luhrmann
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Title: Strictly Ballroom Character: Scott Hastings Director: Baz Lurhmann The film strictly ballroom directed by Baz Lurmann is a drama/comedy about peoples attitudes towards dance and other cultures. A character that makes a dramatic change is Scott Hastings. He changes from being smug and self centred to being accepting of other cultures and that other people can be successful with the help of family and friends. Scott is a very arrogant‚ self centred person before he properly meets Fran. His
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The Ballroom of Romance The author of “The Ballroom of Romance‚” William Trevor uses the main character‚ Bridie’s‚ third person narration to exploit a first-person point of view by using free indirect‚ which adds the effect of irony. This short story uses short lines to express to the reader the thoughts that Bridie has about romance in her life. The character Bridie is the narrator of her own story; since the story opens with her and ends with her using free indirect there are many examples
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Ballroom dancing is a fantastic sport to do‚ even though many people don’t share the same view as I have. Ballroom dancing is the only sport that uses both your body and your mind at the same time. The two people in the image are WA’s Best Youth couple. This couple that you see in front of you are Brodie Bardon and Lana Skrgic –De-Fonseka. As you can most likely tell this is a real image. The image shows a male and a female ballroom dancing couple performing their routine at a competition. The
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Assignment 3 - Analysis and performance profile. Task a Technical and tactical- Sets of basics Psychological aspect-Confidence Physiological aspect- Power Performances I will analyse- Ballroom performance from strictly come dancing. Mark Benton and Iveta http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01mmsbf -samba‚ I just can’t wait to be king. Overall Performance Profile Aspects 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Technical and tactical Psychological aspect Physiological aspect
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To belong means feeling acceptance amongst a certain group and it often shapes ones identity. Unfortunately striving for this acceptance often leads to a price being paid‚ such as losing a link to family‚ peers‚ culture and place. In the film Strictly Ballroom‚ by Baz Lurhman‚ there is a strong focus on the characters Fran‚ who moulds for acceptance‚ and Scott who disobeys the group that he originally belonged to. This concept is similarly shown in the poem Presents from My Aunts in Pakistan by Monzia
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In the quest to find one’s place in the world‚ an individual must overcome the challenges they face‚ and learn to embrace the opportunities. In Baz Luhrmann’s film Strictly Ballroom‚ many characters are significantly impacted by the barriers associated with the repression of individuality‚ before they are able to feel accepted. The speaker in John Foulcher’s poem‚ Raymond Wells and the Burning‚ also faces various obstacles‚ and although he is given the opportunity to develop a friendship‚ the pressure
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A persons place in the community affects the entire community and their actions can affect the community in a positive or negative aspect. These ideas have been reflected in the texts Strictly Ballroom‚ Neighbours and Drifters. Strictly Ballroom directed by Baz Lurhmann shows a young man‚ Scott Hastings‚ who ballroom dances’ but wishes to change his style of dancing. This goes against the authority and the federation and affects the whole community. In Neighbours written by Tim Winton‚ illustrates
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Gabrielle Marie C. Prado English 10 The Reflected Values in Filipino Folk Dance Introduction Many Filipinos do not appreciate the Philippine dance culture because they always see hip hop‚ ballet‚ ballroom and other dance genre. What if they could be wondering how are the Filipinos interpreting their dance? Let’s recall from more than three hundred years ago‚ the Spaniards came and made a huge influence to the Filipinos. Spain brought with them many different aspects of their culture to the Philippines
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In early civilization‚ dance played an important role in entertainment‚ rituals and ceremonies. Although dance was something not easily documented‚ in comparison to paintings or sculptures‚ there has been proof of its existence. Bachata is a type of dance that originated in the Dominican Republic‚ with its beautiful dance style‚ but perhaps intimate at times‚ it easily catches the eye. In Bachata‚ its creativity is rendered through dance‚ where new movements are being formed constantly. At a professional
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