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Shall we Dance Essay -- essays research papers
Reflection paper regarding ââ¬Å"Shall We Dance?â⬠Dancing is regarded with suspicion in Japan because public display of affection and intimacy is considered indecent and outright scandalous. Even married couples had to restrain from temperate public display of affections, such as holding of hands, saying ââ¬Å"I love youâ⬠, or even dancing, because it was thought to be ââ¬Å"beyond embarrassingâ⬠. Thus it would be safe to say that dancing with someone else other than oneââ¬â¢s wife is even more disreputable and appalling. To American audiences, dancing may seem like no big deal, but apparently in Japan, ballroom dancing is frowned upon as another vulgar, low-culture import from the West. à à à à à This mentality of the Japanese towards dancing and open display of affection was constantly reflected in this movie. The scenes of where Sugiyama had to hesitate before enrolling into dancing class, had to look around before going upstairs to make sure that no one sees him, had to keep this a total secret from family and co-workers all convey Sugiyamaââ¬â¢s attitude, which here represents the Japanese cultureââ¬â¢s attitude as a whole, on dancing. Apparently, he felt that his association with the art of dancing was deemed shameful, and he had a good reason to believe that. Not only did he hear from Donny, a close friend and co-worker of Sugiyama who had practiced the art of dancing for 5 years, that dancing is a ââ¬Å"Dirty lecherâ⬠, he also saw the banter reactions of his co-workers when they f...
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