Corny Collins Show Research Paper

In 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, a plus-sized teen, Tracy Turnblad, wants to be on one the dance show “Corny Collins Show”. When she’s put in detention with the African-American students in the school, they teach her some of their dance moves, and her new moves lands her a spot on Corny’s show. Over the night, Tracy transforms from a nobody into a star, and uses her newfound influence to help for racial integration on the television show. Tracy faces bullying from the network producer, Velma, and her popular, but evil, daughter, Amber. With the help of the main teenage boy, Link, host Corny Collins, and Motormouth Maybelle (the host of ‘Negro Day’), Tracy overcome Velma and Amber and succeeds in integrating the “Corny Collins Show.”