Intention

Question 1

Overall intention

Answer 1

Male solo singing in the rain was collaboratively choregraphed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen for the musical singin in the rain (1952)

Question 2

Section 1

Answer 2

finishes at 2.01

The dance begins after the character Don Lockwood has given Kathy Selden a
goodnight kiss and he becomes infatuated.

He walks down her stairway captivated and carefree, waving the taxi on so he can walk home in the
rain –

he is in a joyous mood.

Question 3

section 2

Answer 3

finishes at 3.38

This carefree and joyous mood escalates throughout section 2 where he exhibits an exaggerated child-like joy.

He stamps and splashes joyously in big, flooded puddles until a policeman enters the scene.

Question 4

Section 3

Answer 4

finishes at 4.16

In this section he informs the policeman through the lyrics “im dancing and singing in the rain”

he exits handing a passer his umbrella before striding off with a spring in his step

overjoyed and with happiness