Wednesday, January 16, 2013

How does Strictly Ballroom represent the experiences and notions of belonging?

I think that that much of the experience of belonging has
to revolve around Fran.  Scott is considered to "belong" and is considered to be an
insider force, given the fact that his family has dancing in their established
pedigree.  Fran is seen as an outsider and seeks to belong through her association with
Scott.  For his part, Scott offers some resistance and views her attempts with some
skepticism, but eventually comes around to embracing her as both dance partner and
potential romantic partner.  The notions and experiences of belonging center on the idea
that individuals view one another as ends in of themselves, as opposed to means to
ends.  When the opportunity presents itself to dance with someone else to supposedly
guarantee a victory, Scott understands Fran's authenticity and embraces her regardless
of success or failure.  In the end, the theme of belonging is shown as something where
adversity is present and through a sense of understanding the entire persona, an
individual is able to find some level where they actually do belong, and move from
margin to center.

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