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__Dance In The Movies! __

The Nicest Kids In Town - Hairspray the Musical media type="youtube" key="j_AzvBQOC6I" height="344" width="425"

a.  How is the dance incorporated into the movie? This movie has many many dance scenes involved. the lead character, Tracy Turnblad has a passion for performing her amazing dancing and singing skills. She gets her big break when she is accepted into a local dance television show, the Corny Collins Show. Tracy is choked when she hears that "negro day" is cancelled. So tracy and her friends dance and sing there way into intergration of the Corny Collins Show.

b.  Why was/is this movie popular? Does dance have a reason in its popularity? Explain your answer. This movie is most definitely popular because the catchy tunes that are fun to dance to. While wathching this movie you just want to get up and dance along with the songs. Most of the lyrics can be interperated into a dance routine that has a lot of meaning. eg: I Know Where I've Been- Mama MayBell.

c.  How did the dance in this movie affect popular culture? Because this movie was set in the time era of the sixties, African Americans did not have equal rights in society. The main theme of this movie is equality. This movie positively affects people because it shows how important it is to treat people the same whether they are black, white, skinny or big.

Single Ladies Dance Video- Beyonce [] This music video is like no other. While watching this video, your eyes are glued to the screen. The music in itself has a fun, bopping beat this is instantly catchy. These girls pulled of the funky original dance moves inspired by Bob Fosse. .

 Island Fitness by Janis Volume 1  media type="youtube" key="EaB7jnhdC2g" height="344" width="425"  I tried this dance excercise myself and it seemed to get rid of all the stress and greif in my life. By concentrating to the beat, i forgot about all the bad stuff that was going on around me! 