Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie

“Thoroughly Modern Millie” “Thoroughly Modern Millie” is the story about a small town girl- Millie escaped from Kansas City to New York with a dream in her mind that marry for money instead of love. She made a lot of friends with her fellow residents in the hotel; got a job in The Sincere Trust Insurance Company with a handsome and rich boss who is the dream husband that Millie wanted to have. Finally, she met the funny- loving guy is named Jimmy who made fall in love with him and made Millie change her mind and marry him. It was so common love story. The show used a lot of the ensemble dancing was accompanied for the show. They used the entire back stage. Most of the dance is used at the standing lever as a normal base of the show and with some of jumping for excited motions. Since jumping is not a most case of the performance, therefore the height of legs is just at normal lever this is also associated with the dances custom which was early 20th century’s fashion with dress up to their knees to show audience the movement but also fit in with the times of the show was written. Sometimes they also danced while sitting like between Millie and Miss Dorothy, they used the same motions, movement to show the audience the closeness of the two, even though they just had meet but the same situation put them together and made them become a soul mate. Some of the sliding on the floor lifting had been used as well. Also the speed of the dance is depended on the emotion of actors or actresses too, fast and quick while excited, slow when sad and disappointed. I remember at scene 2 of act two when Jimmy declared his love to Millie, their movement at that time just like one, they used the slowly motion, the sweetness and care and love can see through the moving of arms. A lot of tap dancing had been used a lot because of the Jazz music also with the time the performance was written. The most beautiful part of tap dancing using in the show was “ The Speed Test” and “ Forget...

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