Select an important dance scene out of a popular dance-based film or contemporary musical, released no earlier than 2010. Using the learned terminology and information received in class relating to issues of gender, race, socio-political context, historical roots, and high art/low art, form 5 questions relating to these issues to ask your viewer. By deeply analyzing aspects of this scene, what deeper issues are revealed? How does this information affect your understanding or perspective of this film? Reflect upon any insight you or the other watchers gain.
Write a 2-3 page response integrating your questions, their answers or discussion, as well as your own experience engaging in this process.
You may come up with your own questions, or use 5 of the following:
How is the dance being used to communicate a story and/or message?
What Africanist and/or Europeanist aesthetics are present?
How are gender roles and/or heteronormativity addressed in this scene?
How are men represented?
How are women represented?
How are different races being represented?
Notice the placement of certain characters/races/classes, are they in a certain area of the space, etc.
Where is the movement in the camera and/or editing?
How does the movement affect how we view the dancing?
What about the set and strategic placement of props, etc.?
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