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Description
Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean, a young man who leads a dance crew called 'The Mob'. When a wealthy business man threatens to develop The Mob's historic neighborhood and displace thousands-of people, they all work together to turn their performance art into protest art, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause.
"...a triumph of sheer spectacle."--Variety
"...audiences...
2) Fame
Description
The inspiring story of a group of dancers, singers, musicians, and actors at the New York City High School of Performing Arts, and their spirited drive to live out their dreams of stardom. In an incredibly competitive atmosphere, each student must shine amidst the tumult of school work, deep friendships, budding romance, and self-discovery. Featuring over 15 minutes of thrilling dance footage you couldn't see in theaters. Bonus features included.
"...I'm...
Pub. Date
2003, c1997
Description
Learn 6 African dances: Sowu -- "The Dance of Life" from the Ewe of Ghana ; Gbãegbâe -- From the Ivory Coast, a call for vision and strength ; Focodoba -- A post-initiation basket dance from the Bambara of Guinea ; Umoya -- A South African dance to draw energy from heaven and earth ; Nago -- An Afro-Haitian warrior dance to claim your power and domain ; Yonwalu -- a voudoun invocation to Damballa, the serpent deity ; A Healing journey -- Dancing...
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
"In 1954, Robert Rauschenberg became the Resident Designer to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, a position he held for ten years. During that time these friends and collaborators, along with the musician John Cage, created some of the most iconoclastic artworks of the 20th century. This three-DVD set showcases these great artists' work, along with the work of another, filmmaker Charles Atlas. The DVDs are accompanied by an illustrated essay by Bonnie...
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
The music is pumping, the dance floor is moving and Donny stops when he sees Aya performing with her hip-hop Cobu crew on stage at Static, the hottest underground club in New York. They come from two different worlds, but they speak the same language - dance. Against all odds, they come together and show the world what they've got.
7) Bravetown
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
After a run in with the law, Josh, a popular New York DJ, is sentenced to spend the last of his underage years with his estranged father in the small town of Paragon, North Dakota. Struggling with a sense of belonging, he meets high school dance team captain Mary who shows him this small town has more to offer than he imagined.
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
After the death of his younger brother, D.J., a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the historically black, Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. His efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he discovers 'stepping,' an old traditional dance performed by African American fraternities and soon finds himself in the middle of a fierce rivalry between the top...
10) First position
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Profiles six contestants in the Youth America Grand Prix, a prestigious competition for aspiring young ballet dancers.
11) Step
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
The senior year of a girls' high school step dance team against the background of inner city Baltimore. Empowered by their teachers, coaches, families, and each other, they strive to win a championship and go to college.
13) Cats
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
It's the night of the Jellicle Ball and all these tinier-than-usual cats present themselves to Old Deuteronomy in hopes of being chosen to make the journey to the Heaviside Layer where they will be reborn, to live a new -- and hopefully better -- life. But someone is trying to eliminate the competition.
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Presents a rare, behind-the-scenes look at Jackson as he developed, created, and rehearsed for the sold-out concerts which he never got to perform. Drawn from more than one hundred hours of behind-the-scenes footage, the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, creative genius, and great artist at work is captured in raw and candid detail as he created and perfected his planned final London shows.
15) Shall we dance
Pub. Date
[2005], 1937
Description
A ballet star (Astaire) and a musical revue sensation (Rogers) decide to wed and publicly divorce to quash persistent rumors of a secret marriage. Once tied, however, perhaps they shouldn't call the whole thing off
16) Dance flick
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Megan is a suburban teen who has to move to the inner city after her mother's death. Along with the move, Megan loses her dreams of training for a career in professional ballet. She is forced to attend an inner-city high school where she meets Thomas, a young hip-hop dancer from the wrong side of the tracks. With a new crew of friends, this suburban girl with street 'cred' will step up her game and achieve her dreams.