CHICAGO

- Roxie's song: pay attention to what she's saying: I always wanted to have my own show (just like Louise), but someone always said 'no'
click to watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVm3UbymZ18&feature=related
dancing begins around 2 min 30s

- Roxie & Velma: "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag" - closing number of Chicago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHiUwgdXIj8&feature=related

- "All That Jazz" sexy dance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq_GWisRbr8
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKcOBYcjG7k

Inga Inspiration

1. Catwalk

- tutorial
- Naomi Campbell medley

2. Beyoncé:

- "Single Ladies" moves explained by dance teacher
- Beyoncé dance-move medley

3. Kylie:

- slow-motion group dance in "Slow"
- Kylie in "Chocolate" - sensual slow-motion

The Un-Funny German

Germans try to be funny, but fail. This Volkswagen commercial pokes fun at exactly that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv157ZIInUk

The German Man (cont'd)

Character:

- methodical
- self-absorbed
- very serious
- rationalizes conversation (never speaks more or uses more words than it's needed)
- lacks humor, even when he tries to be funny
- loves cleanliness, appropriateness, normality, because any disturbance of that balance causes emotion, which is unnecessary in the eyes of Germans.


Appearance: (*think Schwarzenegger; he's Austrian, but Germans are very similar)

- well-bound, muscular
- usually blond, blue-eyed
- emanates an aura of massiveness - a German man simply is, is self-sufficient and assured, as Ellie said tonight
- think Terminator: the German ideal is perfection, precision. If you have a liquid steel body and super-intelligent micro-chipped computer, you deliver exactly that. Any German man would love to be this precise - it's what they all strive for.

The Sickly, Intelligent Jewish Boy

Check out this great stereotype sketch in the South Park episode "The Entity." The character's name is Kyle Schwartz, he has asthma and digestion problems, is being ripped on for being weak and Jewish, and is a stock-market prodigy.

http://www.xepisodes.com/southpark/episodes/511/The-Entity.html