High Storrs - Dance

Insisted on his dancing being filmed showing the whole body, and with limited editing  - just to get a better angle. Thought cutting quick and only showing body parts made the dancing less impressive  - let it speak for himself.  His sets were often plain with little decoration, all to make the audience focus just on the dancing. What little decoration there was was for film continuity. Mix and matched styles, not restrained to any rules in order to make the most impressive dance possible. (Possibly) his proactive approach to the whole process of creating a product meant Fred Astaire changed the way dancing was perceived by an audience across America and beyond, while also impacting the ways in which it was produced and displayed in Hollywood. He revolutionised dancing through his seamless performances and skill, making it a more popular genre of film for others to pursue in the future. The 'Outlaw' style of dancing which became synonymous with Astaire alter...

Christopher Bruce took the inspiration of his dance and incorporated it into every aspect of the piece. He wanted to ensure that the message was effectively connoted to the audience, because the purpose of the dance is to spread awareness of the issues in South America and for the Native American people and the cause of those issues - ancient land being stolen and the British invading in the 1800s. Because his aim was specific to a region, Bruce showed the culture of the area in the dance, which is especially evident in the movement. For example, the Dead always resemble traditional dancing with its heavy inclusion of walking and established movements. Every move seems set out, practised, as if the dance is a tradition of the people (which was the goal of Bruce - to make the dance similar to that of the South American people) as being an expression of their emotion. Walking especially gives the dance a set pace, drawing connotations of ballroom and formal dancing to show the audience...