One Last Dance (2003)Three dancers are forced to reconcile their differences. Director:Lisa Niemi SwayzeWriter:Lisa Niemi Swayze |
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One Last Dance (2003)Three dancers are forced to reconcile their differences. Director:Lisa Niemi SwayzeWriter:Lisa Niemi Swayze |
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Travis MacPhearson
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| Lisa Niemi Swayze | ... |
Chrissa Lindh
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George De La Pena | ... |
Max Delano
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Matthew Walker | ... |
Alex McGrath
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Stefan Wenta | ... |
Orest
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Timothy Webber | ... |
Jerry
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Marie Stillin | ... |
Elaine
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Aundra Ford | ... |
Bree Lindh
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Daniel Heifetz | ... |
Street Violinist
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Elena Heifetz | ... |
Aria Singer
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Muriel Hogue | ... |
Board Member
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| Nancy Drake | ... |
Wardrobe Mistress
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Thom Allison | ... |
Babysitter
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| Rasta Thomas | ... |
Timmy
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| Desmond Richardson | ... |
Daryl
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When a New York dance company's brilliant artistic director dies, three former stars of the company are brought back in hopes of saving the company by resurrecting a dance piece that was created for them years ago, but never performed - the very dance that ended all their careers in a heartbreaking way. Given one last chance to discover a dream they lost, the three dancers battle against time and damaged relationships, finding they must first face themselves before they can face the dance. Written by Lisa Niemi
I'm sure a lot of dancers saw this and hated it, but this movie is not going to relate to young dancers today. It's a movie for the dancers of the "old school". 20 years ago, when we were coming up through the ranks, it was a lot different than it is now. It's about what it was to be a dancer with a dedication and discipline beyond what people think it means today. And how is can obsess and destroy and how sometimes one can overcome the "demons" for the pure love of dancing.
The story is about the reunion of 3 dancers who are asked to perform a particular work that, for varying reasons, ended their careers.
Lisa Neimi wrote and directed this movie...she is the only director yet who actually knows how to direct a dance film. You are FINALLY able to see the dancing, not just weird fast cuts to keep heads reeling and people's short attention spans. The writing is very good and captures what dancers go through. George de la Pena is still a wonderful dancer and Patrick Swayze is really incredible.
Sorry to all the nay sayers who can't appreciate this movie. I loved it. I thought it was brilliantly filmed and acted...and although some of the dialog may come across as trite, you would have had to live the life of years ago to get it. I'm talking about a time when a person was so dedicated, so disciplined that they would do anything, overcome anything to make their dreams happen and sometimes almost destroying themselves in the process.