Strictly Ballroom – Belonging Essay Example

their belonging.

Fran’s family didn’t really belong, but when she started learning her own steps with her father, they found a common ground they shared, and started to have fun together. Scott didn’t belong in his family; his mother was yelling and telling him he wasn’t doing what he was supposed to. When his father started clapping in the final dance, he realised his father was supporting him, and wanted him to do his own steps. Individuality influences the conformity of a character, into whether they belong or not.

Fran does not wear the same clothes as the other female dancers, when she is practicing and in the final performance. Her clothes for the final dance are much more cultural than the clothes of the dancers when they perform, which are unrealistic and overly colourful. Her dance steps are from the cultural Spanish steps her father taught her, these are much more individual than the federation steps they are supposed to dance. She also discovered these steps with Scott, who she is falling for, and is called the ‘dance of love’.

Fran’s connection with these steps reduces her want to conform to the federations rules of their steps only, also she finds her sense of belonging outside the federation. In conclusion, the conformity of a character has a large impact on whether they find belonging or not, and where they find it. By either conforming or challenging the rules each character found some sense of belonging in their world of ballroom dancing and home life. By breaking down the rules of the federation, Scott and Fran allowed many more people to find

their sense of belonging in the world of dance.