Response to Marina's Profile

Beautiful opening paragraph! The diction that you use really shows your understanding and history with dance. You use the terminology such as “pirouettes” and how descriptions of ballet and how it can cause dancers to approach their own bodies. Amy Rodgers’ point about the dominance of male choreographers, at least in classical ballet, was something that I had never thought about and it is a really fascinating point. Maybe expand off of that quote more? I’m not sure if I fully get the dialogue between feminism and ballet or the lack of it? Is Amy facilitating this dialogue or just saying that there would be a use for it? Also how does film compare and contrast with ballet as two forms of media? I don’t think Hitchcock personally had much to do with film but other filmmakers certainly utilized ballet or even filmed them like Michael Powell. Maybe question her about these? It’d be really nice to close with another dance image, especially one from perhaps Amy Rodgers’ favorite role that she danced. Overall, this is a really strong piece and one can really gather your investment in the subject. Good job!