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    indefinitely leady to belonging. Expression of ones true self enables an individual to inherit freedom. However this freedom is readily available an individuals face barriers of social and cultural expectations. Baz Lurhmann’s satirical film ‘Strictly Ballroom’ (1992) and Tohby Riddle’s whimsical picture book ‘No body owns the moon” embrace freedom of expression as a tool to fund a sense of place and ultimately belong to the wider world. Self-expression is a fundamental characteristic of sense

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    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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    Strictyly Ballroom

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    Strictly Ballroom‚ Do Experiences Limit or Enriches Ones Choices? “An individual’s interaction with others and the world around them can enrich of limit their experience of belonging.” It is a fundamental human need to achieve a sense of belonging through interactions with other individuals and the world. It is through such interactions in with which our experience of belonging is limited and yet can also be enriched. In Baz Luhrmann’s’ film‚ ‘Strictly Ballroom’ these limitations and interactions

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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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    Ballroom Dancing

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    Ballroom Dance Ballroom dance is an international partner dance. The dance is a combination of different steps making up the Foxtrot‚ Waltz‚ and Tango. Ballroom is a social dance and a style of competition dance. This dance tradition began in the 1700s and today the young and old find enjoyment in this dance style (New World Encyclopedia‚ 2009). Traditionally‚ the couples dress in formal wear of the period. The graceful music and a large dance floor can turn a couple’s dance into a

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    GNED 199 Mid-term Assignment Ballroom dance in social community of China Professor: Gel Messinger Date: March 10th‚ 2013 By students: Ballroom dance was from Europe‚ and it refers to set of partner dances‚ which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects‚ ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed in stage‚ film‚ and television. Ballroom dance may refer; at it’s widest to almost any type of social dancing as recreation

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    TYPES OF BALLROOM DANCING Cha Cha The Cha Cha is a lively‚ flirtatious ballroom dance full of passion and energy. The classic "Cuban motion" gives the Cha Cha its unique style. Partners work together to synchronize each movement in perfect alignment. Foxtrot The Foxtrot is a ballroom dance that is lots of fun and simple to learn...an excellent dance for beginners. The Foxtrot is a smooth dance in which dancers make long‚ flowing movements across the floor. Jive Jive is a ballroom dance style

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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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    The Avalon Ballroom Mostly everyone has a hero‚ role model‚ or someone to look up to. These people can significantly affect your lifestyle‚ and what you do. The Avalon Ballroom by Ann Hood displays this type of character as the father of Lily‚ the protagonist. This highly respected patriarch inspires her to do many things‚ like to go to college at Princeton University just as he did. Lily seems to want to follow her father’s footsteps by going to Princeton University. This "god-like" figure

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    Ballroom dance - refers to a set of partner dances‚ which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the world. Because of its performance and entertainment aspects‚ ballroom dance is also widely enjoyed on stage‚ film‚ and television. - may refer‚ at its widest‚ to almost any type of social dancing as recreation. However‚ with the emergence of dance sport in modern times‚ the term has become narrower in scope. It usually refers to the International Standard and International Latin style

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