Chicago

Question 1

“Cell Block Tango”

Answer 1

-Hip isolations
-Against the bars-turned in legs
-hunched over
-grounded
-sexualised movement-leg extensions (amplified by use of red lighting)
-handkerchiefs to enhance the narrative
-provocative-costumes (one dancer sits on a male dancer as he is lying down and she leans forward over him-sexualised)

Question 2

“All I Care About”

Answer 2

-sexualised movement
-arm sways
-turned in
-hip isolations
-wrist isolations

Question 3

“We Both Reached For The Gun”

Answer 3

-isolations
-ventriloquism &puppets
-partner work
-turned in-charleston steps
-circus skills
-based on vaudeville
-overly relaxed dynamic

Question 4

“Razzle Dazzle”

Answer 4

-circus and vaudeville theme
-acrobat/contortion acts
-slow and sultry movements
-hoop dancing
-samba festival costumes

Question 5

“Nowadays”

Answer 5

-hip isolations
-charleston steps
-use of hats
-guns as props
-turned in

Question 6

“All I Care About”-themes

Answer 6

-focuses on the idea of Billy Flynn and that all he cares about is love
-surrounded by women-conveys the idea of women being sexualised and men are dominant in society

Question 7

“We Both Reached For The Gun”-Themes

Answer 7

-Billy Flynn is in control of Roxie and what she says-links to the idea of men having more power in society

Question 8

“Cell Block Tango”-themes

Answer 8

-links to the idea of feminism- dominated by female characters and their story of how they got into prison-all linked to the murder of men.
-sexualisation of women-use of red lighting tends to have sexual connotations.
-sexualisation of women- one dancer sits on top of male dancer and leans her torso forwards onto him.