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Is It Really Me?
 
How Teenage Girls View Their Bodies
 

 
Length: 30 min
Released: 2002
Ages: College
Adult
 
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This delightful film shows ten young women who aspire to learn the craft of dancing in musical theater. These young women are taking a master class with Ann Reinking, veteran of the Broadway stage, and guest artist Gwen Verdon. With disarming candor the young dancers share with us their insecurities about their bodies.

Interspersed with lively song and dance routines, the talented young women explore their conflicted feelings about their appearance. As dancers they are constantly surrounded by mirrors which increase their self-consciousness. They are concerned about breasts, freckles, bottoms, height and weight. One laughs at recalling her first bra; another remembers her anorexic stage; while many express their "love/hate" relationship with their bodies. The distinguished mentors encourage the girls to concentrate on their inner selves and to express their feelings through movement. In this way, they guide them to mature, both as artists and as women.

Is It Really Me? speaks to all women who despair of attaining the perfect body.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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