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film by:Xiaoqing Guo

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Xiaoqing Guo

Russell Sheaffer

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12/15/2020

Dance Girl Dance

Bubba and Judy are one of eight members of a New York Dance company led by Lydia

Basilova. For the most part, Judy is considered by her troupe to be the most popular dancer in the

Basilova secret. Madame Basilova is a former dancer of ballerinas who is considered Judy's

favorite show and talent, regardless of the fact that their performances in the army are mainly

based on satire and cabaret shows.

From this point of view, Judy's ballet skills have not yet reached perfection. Bubbles, on

the other hand, are one of the most attractive, but for Madame Balova, she's no better. Judy had

doubts about her dancing ability when she secretly watched A contemporary ballet rehearsal by

Steve Adams. After watching Bubble's "Tiger Lily White" solo performance, Judy longed to get

away from the real dance. Bubbles seems professional in the end and Judy catches the attention

of Jimmy Harris, who is one of the sponsors of the show.

However, Bubbles believes that Jimmy Harris is her man. However, the two women did

not realize the truth about Harris's wealth or the personal problems he was experiencing.

However, if Judy had chosen to talk to this man, perhaps her life would have been easier and she

would have achieved what she wanted most.

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In Dorothy Arzner's "Dance, Girl, Dance" (1940), Bubbles and...
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What do you mean "secret"?
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I'm a little lost in this sentence. Can you rephrase for clarity?
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Can you explain this more clearly? She wants to "get away from real dance"? (I think I know what you mean, but it should be very clear, here.)
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Again, specify for clarity -- what do you mean by "believes that Jimmy Harris is her man..."?

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The film sparked a critical dialogue about women's sexuality and agencies. However, the

strongest bond in the film, based on The friendship between Judy and Bubba, greatly intensifies

the discussion.Despite the relationship between the two ladies being strong, it was not much

complicated (Benshoff et al. .26). However, as the film progresses, the characters are

recognized.Bubbles are in search of wealth as it provides her with the security she needs. She

was so lacking in Judy's talent that she used her desire to dance to express her Sexual ambition.

On the other hand, Judy is a wiser and strong lady, where she shows that her romantic desires do

not make her a fool.

Dance, Girl Dance is a film based on a classic Hollywood film, presented in the form of a

traditional local film, followed by a chaotic love story involving a clash of perspectives.In the

case of Judy, the ballerina is her main and foremost goal. Ultimately, Judy desires the film within

the Hollywood romantic entanglement (​Minichiello et al., p. 30)​. As the film continues, Judy is

portrayed as her star as she remains firmly committed to realizing her ballet dream. Then she was

rewarded and her dream came true. Meanwhile, Bubbles uses men to get rich and is not

interested in anyone. Similarly, Bubba achieves everything she wants by the end of the film,

marrying Jimmy, divorcing him and guaranteeing her monthly alimony.

The film proves subversive through its romantic manipulation of the characters'

storylines. These characters look like cookie cutters, especially female leads. The ambiguity of

the film's treatment reminds the viewer of a secretary. Yet, as Azner said during his

revolutionary and monumental career, it is hard to condemn a woman who tries to make money.

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As is evidenced by what? This is a big sentence and claim (and a good one!) but it doesn't stand on its own.
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Are you citing Doty, here? If you are citing a specific author in an anthology, you want to use their name in the in-text citation instead of the anthology editors.
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rephrase this sentence -- it isnt clear what youre arguing. The film is based on another film? What is a "local" film?
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Interesting -- are you citing my work, here? If so, you want to use "Sheaffer" instead of Minichiello for the in-text citation. Also, this quote is a fascinating application, but you need to flesh it out more clearly. Explain how you understand this concept applying.
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Bubbles
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I'm confused about this sentence -- what do you mean that it reminds the viewer of a "secretary"?
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"her" (Arzner is a woman)

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The Dance girl dance is a Golden age of Hollywood, improving and portraying film

knowledge. However, the picture of the film, with proper broadcast definition, remarkably

retains its original picture pattern and features. The film certainly proves itself by portraying an

important character, surrounded by beautiful shows.The film certainly speaks through dance and

timelessness (Staiger . 72). The film cringes on moments that represent blacks while the rest of

the film is feminist.

Women, of course, were aware of the dance movements, which were sexualized and

tamed the age presented under the gaze of men. Women are of course aware of the need for body

awareness in situations where body awareness is involved in a variety of reactions and arousal.

Of course, the film is considered a time warp subversive movie that fits the audience's modern

story while adding a collection of standards.

The standard welcomes Aznar Dorothy to the theatre stage with an excellent collection

that diverts joy. Dance, the girl dance depicts a complex female image, eager to convey a

perception of femininity and masculinity, touching on all the changing themes in a particular

field.

In summary, dance, girl, dance is a film that is considered historically, aesthetically and

culturally significant -- preserved in film grants and registers, which are designated through work

preservation and cultural heritage. The film is of course used as a way of thinking about the

differences between business and art, and the differences that Hollywood standards face, and

getting women to see them from a perspective.

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your meaning is unclear, here.
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I'm getting quite lost, here.
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Again, you need to engage more thoroughly with the reading in question -- how do you see Staiger applying?
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Women in a big, general, way? Or the specific women in the film?
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Why is it considered a "time warp subversive movie"? I think I know what you mean, but this should be much clearer.
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Dorothy Arzner
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I dont think this aligns with what you've been arguing in this paper. How does preservation and cultural heritage play into your argument?

References

Benshoff, Harry M., and Sean Griffin, eds. ​Queer cinema: The film reader​. Psychology

Press, 2004.

Minichiello, Victor, and John Scott, eds. ​Male sex work and society​. Columbia University

Press, 2014.

Staiger, Janet. "Finding community in the early 1960s: underground cinema and sexual

politics." ​Swinging Single: Representing Sexuality in the 1960s​ (1999): 39-74.

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For all of these, you are citing a specific chapter. So you'll want to specify that here. All of your citations are not quite in MLA format (although they are close) in so far as you are exclusively using chapters in anthologies but you have cited them as if they were academic papers of books.