Character Analysis: An American In Paris

Furthermore, there is also a lot of dancing in the musical. There is modern, tap, jazz, classical and ballet dancing. One thing I noticed while watching An American in Paris, is that there was a large amount of tap dancing. Also, there is one dance that really reveals the character of Lise. Henri is describing Lise to Adam. In each song he describes, Lise dances the way he portrays her. First, Lise is enchanting with great beauty. She is in a pink dress spinning elegantly in big circles. Then, she is exciting and exotic. For this dance, she dance seductively with a chair in attire that shows a lot of skin. Henri also describes her as sweet and shy. This time she is in a yellow dress that falls past her knees, and she is seen tiptoeing around.