In Center Stage: On Pointe, Jonathan Reeves (Gallagher) is tasked with infusing more contemporary styles and modernism into the American Ballet Academy.
Director: Director X.
Stars: Nicole Muñoz, Kenny Wormald, Barton Cowperthwaite Maude Green, Ethan Stiefel.
Monica Proenca ... choreographer
Watched online, ok print.
11 songs in the Soundtracks.
ES reprised his role, but only as a judge; he did not dance at all. Recall his first appearance was in Center Stage (2000), and that he also danced in Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008).
This is not hip-hop or street dancing. It's ballet and modern, period. But it's expressive modern, not silly stuff from the early days of modern dance.
I like how serious these students are, how hard they're willing to work. And the primary character, sister to the focus of CS:TIU, gets a lot of negative feedback that she has to overcome in addition to her shortcomings in ballet.
This falls short of a 7, but gets the exact same rating from me as the two prior films.
The director is not anonymous; that's his stage name.
Rated 6.0 (997)
distr. Lifetime TV, dir. Director X.; 6+
