Romantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts.
Director: Jon M. Chu
Stars: Robert Hoffman, Briana Evigan, Cassie Ventura.
Hi-Hat ... choreographer
Luis Salgado ... latin assitant choreographer
Dave Scott ... choreographer
Jamal Sims ... choreographer
37 songs in the Soundtracks.
What I like about the original is the fusion of ballet and street dancing. This is 99% street. It's very good street, but that comes with toughness and with hip hop music, which isn't my fave.
There's a fairly violent beatdown that made me avert my eyes. But the vic recovers quickly.
Rated 6.3 (75,186)
Touchstone & more, dir. Chu; 6