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Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of step... See more »

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Michelle (as Tré Armstrong)
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Mike Evans
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Garvey
Ardon Bess ...
Uncle Cecil
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David Green
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Keyshia Cole
Eve Crawford ...
Seaton Teacher
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DeRay Davis
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Trey (as Shawn Desman)
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Tall Girl in Bathroom
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E.C.
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Quake
Ingrid Gaynor ...
Pam Green
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Neighbourhood Guy
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Customer
Malvin Jacobs ...
Scrawny Guy
Rogue Johnston ...
DJ
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Lester Johnson
Evelynking Nanatakyi ...
Bishop Teen Groupie
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Manny
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Niko Niles
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Wayne (as Daniel Morrison)
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Bishop
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Faye Green
Vanessa Oryema ...
Raya Green (Age 12)
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Mr. Duncan
Sarah-Jaiyn Ruglass ...
Sorority Stepper
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Deandra
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Mrs. Davis
Djanet Sears ...
Vice Principal Wilson
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Selia
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Short Girl in Bathroom
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Raya Green
Olisa Thompson ...
Fem Phatal Dancer
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Fem Phatal Dancer
Onika Powell ...
Fem Phatal Dancer
Stacyann 'Ponytailz' Simpson ...
Fem Phatal Dancer
Latoya Webley ...
Fem Phatal Dancer
Shawn Byfield ...
5KO Step Team
Mac Jeffrey Ong ...
5KO Step Team (as Jeffrey Ong)
Chris Andrew Robinson ...
5KO Step Team (as Christopher Andrew Robinson)
Devon Perri ...
5KO Step Team
Kmel Howell ...
Kin Dreadz Dancer (as Kejamel 'Kamel' Howell)
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Kin Dreadz Dancer (as Christopher 'War' Martinez)
Jerry 'Flo' Randolph ...
Kin Dreadz Dancer (as Jerry 'Flo Master' Randolph)
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Kin Dreadz Dancer
Dwayne Gulston ...
Kin Dreadz Dancer
Seye Charles ...
Phi Beta Sigma - Dem Boys Step Team
Ikenna Anyanwu ...
Phi Beta Sigma - Dem Boys Step Team
Akwasei Yeboah ...
Phi Beta Sigma - Dem Boys Step Team
Anton Vallie ...
Phi Beta Sigma - Dem Boys Step Team
Joshua Iajola ...
Phi Beta Sigma - Dem Boys Step Team
Quesi Lewis ...
Phi Beta Sigma - Dem Boys Step Team
Greggy Amisial ...
Phi Beta Sigma - Dem Boys Step Team
Nicole Dominicci ...
Lambda Pi Chi Step Team
Maria Morales ...
Lambda Pi Chi Step Team
Raquel Mendoza ...
Lambda Pi Chi Step Team
Emily Cruz ...
Lambda Pi Chi Step Team
Valerie Ruiz ...
Lambda Pi Chi Step Team
Andrea Hernandez ...
Lambda Pi Chi Step Team
Demek Adams ...
Kappa Alpha Pi -The Diamond Step Team
Gordon Fletcher ...
Kappa Alpha Pi -The Diamond Step Team
Rictor Craig ...
Kappa Alpha Pi -The Diamond Step Team
Raymond Pulliam ...
Kappa Alpha Pi -The Diamond Step Team
Qui-Juan Jones ...
Kappa Alpha Pi -The Diamond Step Team
Dalontee Edgerson ...
Kappa Alpha Pi -The Diamond Step Team
Perry Hollowell ...
Kappa Alpha Pi -The Diamond Step Team
Renae Roberts ...
Black Ice Step Team
Nicole Lloyd ...
Black Ice Step Team
Marie Collins ...
Black Ice Step Team
Danielle Bullen ...
Black Ice Step Team
Hasina Massop ...
Black Ice Step Team
Leslie Williams ...
Black Ice Step Team
Dante Corde ...
Dancer
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Dancer
Troy Kirby ...
Dancer (as Troychae Kirby)
Shawn Fraser ...
Dancer
Ms. Prissy ...
Dancer - Additional Photography
Earl Wright ...
Dancer - Additional Photography
David Carmon ...
Dancer - Additional Photography
Donnie 'Crumbs' Counts ...
Dancer - Additional Photography (as Donnie Counts)
Dennis McKinley ...
Dancer - Additional Photography
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeffery Aro ...
5 Ko Step team (uncredited)
Sara Hassan ...
Michelle's Friend (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ian Iqbal Rashid

Written by

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Annmarie Morais ... (written by)

Produced by

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Brent Barclay ... producer
Colin Brunton ... line producer
Jennifer Kawaja ... producer
Claire Prieto ... co-producer
Julia Sereny ... producer
Claire Welland ... line producer: additional photography

Music by

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Andrew Lockington

Cinematography by

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André Pienaar

Editing by

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Susan Maggi

Editorial Department

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Louis Casado ... film timer
Bob Doyle ... assistant editor
Robert Doyle ... assistant editor
Patrick Duchesne ... digital intermediate producer
Jim Fleming ... digital film colorist
Luis Freitas ... assistant editor
Rob Gyorgy ... DI editor
Margaret Hutz ... digital film assistant (as Margaret Mansell)
Robert LeBlanc ... dailies operator

Casting By

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Kim Coleman
Stephanie Gorin

Production Design by

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Aidan Leroux

Art Direction by

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Rhonda Moscoe

Set Decoration by

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Liesl Deslauriers

Costume Design by

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Kimberley Ann Rush

Makeup Department

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Julia Carter ... key makeup artist (as a different name)
Yasmine Crosdale ... first assistant hair stylist
Yasmeen Jalali ... first assistant makeup artist: additional photography
Marika Latorcai ... key makeup artist: additional photography (as Marika Williams)
Shauna Llewellyn ... first assistant makeup
Kai Marks ... key hair stylist: additional photography
Toni Mastropietro ... first assistant hair stylist: additional photography
Ryan Reed ... hair department head
Rudy Sotomayor ... hair stylist: Keyshia Cole, additional photography
Ursula Stephen ... makeup artist: Keyshia Cole, additional photography

Production Management

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Colin Brunton ... production manager
Gregor Hutchison ... post-production supervisor
Lynda McKenzie ... post-production supervisor
Claire Welland ... unit production manager: additional photography
Douglas Wilkinson ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Richard Black ... second assistant director
Neille Brockie ... third assistant director: additional photography
Patrick James Diaz ... third assistant director
Director X ... second unit director (as Little X.)
Jennifer Kiefaber ... trainee assistant director: additional photography
David Manion ... first assistant director
Kira McCord ... trainee assistant director
Eric S. Potechin ... second assistant director: additional photography
Tom Quinn ... first assistant director: additional photography
Greg Sigurdson ... trainee assistant director
Neil Winemaker ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Craig Boland ... dresser
Sylvain Bombardier ... first assistant art director
Cynthia Chau ... second assistant art director
Steven Ciancamerla ... set dresser
Paolo Concepcion ... props assistant
Frank Croft ... painter
Patrick Ellard ... construction coordinator
John Galbraith ... key scenic
Matthew Howlett ... set buyer
Sam Hudecki ... art department assistant
Jim Lambie ... set decorator: reshoots
Jason Lunn ... lead set dresser
Steve MacDougal ... lead dresser
Matt Middleton ... first assistant art director
Alan Moy ... head carpenter
Zoran Naumovski ... head painter
Martha Sparrow ... art department
Polly-Jean Vernon ... property master: reshoots (as Paul Vernon)
Angelique Wagener ... assistant property master: reshoots
Tim Young ... head carpenter

Sound Department

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Steve Baine ... foley artist
Todd Beckett ... re-recording mixer
Roberta Bratti ... sound operations manager
Steph Carrier ... re-recording mixer
Sue Conley ... dialogue editor
Steve Copley ... foley recording engineer
Erik Culp ... foley recording engineer
Alfie DiPucchio ... adr recording engineer
John Dykstra ... foley recordist
John Elliot ... foley recording engineer
Keith Elliott ... re-recording mixer
Christie Friesen ... audio coordinator: technicolor
Paul Germann ... sound effects editor
Jamie Gould ... sound re-recording assistant
Steve Hammond ... foley artist
Martin Gwynn Jones ... first assistant sound editor
Garrett Kerr ... supervising sound editor
Mandy Ley ... re-recording assistant
Craig MacLellan ... adr recording assistant
Nick Marian ... sound assistant
Stephen Marian ... sound recordist
Matthew McKenzie ... adr recording engineer
Colin McLellan ... adr recordist
John Naslen ... adr recording engineer
Jason Perreira ... re-recording assistant
Brent Pickett ... first assistant sound editor
Rob Rouse ... boom operator
Dale Sheldrake ... dialogue editor
Lou Solakofski ... sound mixer
Paul Talbott ... adr recording assistant
Jane Tattersall ... sound effects editor / supervising sound editor
Mark Zsifkovits ... re-recording assistant
Christopher Cleator ... adr mixer (uncredited)

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Dan Allen ... special effects first assistant
David Antonacci ... special effects technician
Sean Armstrong ... special effects technician
Peter Kovachis ... special effects key
Derek Liscoumb ... special effects coordinator
Ron Shinder ... special effects technician
Gloria Tong ... special effects technician
Sean Wakfer ... special effects technician

Stunts

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Alison Reid ... stunt coordinator
Vincent Rother ... stunt safety

Camera and Electrical Department

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Daniel Abboud ... second assistant camera operator: additional photography
Ian Anderson ... second assistant camera operator: additional photography
Mark Beauchamp ... second assistant camera operator: additional photography
Darren Boyce ... key grip: second unit
Paul Cameron ... grip
Carolyn Cox ... first assistant camera operator: additional photography
Jeff DaSilva ... loader (as Jeff Dasilva)
Federico De Marco ... assistant camera
Dave Derry ... dolly grip
Gabriele DiChiara ... gaffer
Christian Drennan ... key grip
Antony Ellis ... camera operator: "b" camera
Carl Flood ... electrician
Dean Ford ... grip
Sophie Giraud ... still photographer
Mike Gowland ... generator operator
Terry Hooper ... grip
Colin Hoult ... camera operator: additional photography
Joe Howe ... grip
Andy Jekabsons ... camera operator
Joe Jones ... grip
Alex Jordan ... electrician
Sean Jordan ... best boy
Mark Lewandowski ... video playback coordinator
J.P. Locherer ... camera operator: additional photography
Andris Matiss ... camera operator
Lincoln McRae ... grip
Anthony Nocera ... video operator
Dana Perry ... second unit key grip
Anthony Police ... best boy grip
Demetri Portelli ... first assistant camera: additional photography
David Rumley ... assistant camera
Tyler Sellers ... best boy grip
Kerry Smart ... first assistant camera operator: additional photography
Craig Stewart ... dolly grip
Dean Stinchcombe ... assistant camera
Anton Van Rooyen ... camera operator: additional photography
Sarah Warland ... loader
Ian Watson ... still photographer
Mike Yabuta ... dolly grip
Chris Zacharuk ... electrician

Casting Department

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Michael T. Burgess ... background casting assistant
Kathleen Howell ... casting associate
Zameret Kleiman ... background casting
Eve Streger ... casting assistant
Karen Williams-Posival ... casting associate (as Karen Williams)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Les Handrahan ... wardrobe truck supervisor
Leslie Kavanagh ... wardrobe set supervisor
Michelle Lyte ... costume buyer
Seannita Parmer ... wardrobe: Keyshia Cole
Nicole Pearson ... costume truck supervisor
Lerelynne Phillips ... assistant costume designer
Pamela Watson ... wardrobe consultant

Location Management

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Derek Brady ... location scout: additional photography
Michael Campbell ... assistant location manager
Gianluca Caponegro ... assistant location manager
Richard Hughes ... location manager
Craig Jackson ... assistant location manager
Cassandra Lammerding ... location production assistant
Ian Smith ... assistant location manager
Geoffrey Smither ... location manager (as Geoff Smither)
Drew Taylor ... location production assistant

Music Department

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Kevin Banks ... music editor
Rob Bertola ... music playback
Bronwen Boyan ... executive music consultant
Steve Cupani ... assistant score recordist
Kellylee Evans ... vocalist
Andrew Franklin ... composer: additional music
Amy Fritz ... music supervisor: S.L. Feldman & Associates / soundtrack producer
Yuri Gorbachow ... music editor
Blair Holder ... executive music consultant
Stacey Horricks ... associate music supervisor: S.L. Feldman & Associates
Montell Jordan ... executive music producer: step segments
Ron Searles ... scoring mixer

Script and Continuity Department

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Lisa Burling ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Rick Anglin ... driver
Rosalind Callahan ... driver
Don Chan ... transportation captain
John 'Jack' Coupland ... honeywagon driver
David Di Venanzo ... driver
Michael Drysdale ... picture car driver
Darrell Gibson ... driver
Ralph Graham ... driver
Bill Hong ... driver: insert car
Mark Johnson ... driver
Mary Jozvai ... driver
Alex Laframboise ... driver
Robert MacLean ... driver
Al MacNeil ... unit transportation coordinator
Jerome McCann ... driver
Glen McGugan ... head driver
John McIntyre ... driver
Robert Mitchell ... honey wagon operator
Michael O'Hara ... driver
Chris Radley Walters ... driver
Tim Rivers ... driver
Dave Rowsell ... head driver
Mike Sanci ... honeywagon
Jeff Steinberg ... driver / transportation coordinator
David Stetson ... transportation captain
Andres Vosu ... picture vehicle coordinator
Grant Wilkins ... driver

Additional Crew

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John Glen Adams ... production assistant: additional photography
Cynthia Amsden ... associate publicist
Dean Armstrong ... acting coach
Paul Becker ... dance coach: pre-production
Brenda Blake ... lawyer
Laurel Bresnahan ... education liaison
Nicole Brooks ... behind the scenes featurette producer/director
David Carmon ... dance double
Dante Corde ... assistant choreographer
Elise Cousineau ... assistant to producer
Carlo Denuzzo ... key craft service
Marc DeNuzzo ... key craft service
Stephen J. Donkers ... production assistant: additional photography
Ava DuVernay ... publicity consultant
Kari Fairweather ... assistant to producers
Janice Fowlie ... production accountant
Mary Fraser ... production coordinator: additional photography
Ray Gaffoor ... production assistant
Lisa Ghione ... unit publicist
Debra Gibson ... accountant
Kelly Gilbert ... first assistant accountant (as Kelly Gilbert-Ursacki)
Rebecca Gray ... first assistant accountant
Indira Guha ... business and legal affairs: Telefilm Canada
Doane Hanus ... production assistant: additional photography
Hi-Hat ... choreographer
Jacob Jackson ... craft assistant
Troy Kirby ... assistant choreographer
Joe Matukewicz ... production executive (as Joseph Matukewicz)
James Mauro ... assistant to line producer (as Jim Mauro)
Robert Milicevic ... security
Shannon Parks ... production assistant
Alicia Pleasence ... assistant production coordinator
Christine Razmofsky ... third assistant accountant
Kim Roberts ... on-set dialect coach
Heather Ross ... coordinator
Jillian Sabean ... assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Catherine Sample ... travel coordinator
B.E. Sharp ... key accountant
Barb Slater ... tutor
Chantelle Smith ... office production assistant
Tamsin Smith ... on-set craft service
Dagny Thompson ... production assistant
Derek Ursacki ... second assistant accountant
Ned Vukovic ... dialect coach

Thanks

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Susan Shipton ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Unable to afford the tuition needed to fund her private school education, Rayanna or Raya (Rutina Wesley) returns to her family home in the city while reluctantly re-evaluating her future. Upon learning that the top prize for an upcoming step-dancing competition is $50,000, Raya uses her impressive moves to earn a coveted slot in her good friend Bishop's (Dwain Murphy) predominantly male JSJ crew. Isolated from the local females due to jealousy and separated from her fellow dancers by gender, the ambitious dancer is subsequently kicked-off the team for showing off during a preliminary competition. Now, if Raya has any hope of realizing her medical school dreams, she will have to either earn back Bishop's trust or organize her own dance crew and start over from scratch. In the end, she eventually learns "how she move". Written by jck movies

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Also Known As
  • Danse avec Raya (France)
  • Step (Canada, English title)
  • Bouge de là! (Canada, French title)
  • Ritmos del barrio (Spain)
  • Como Ela Dança (Brazil)
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  • 94 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia The movie originally had a scene set at the Canadian/U.S. border where the Canadian protagonists cross the border in order to get to the climatic dance contest in Detroit. However, this scene was cut out after a test screening because it confused many people in the test audience who had assumed up to that point that the movie was about American characters doing their thing in the United States. See more »
Goofs The math teacher asks two students to solve a quadratic equation using the quadratic form. However the equation, x^2-4x+6=0 has no real solutions. Unless the class is studying complex numbers, the question is impossible. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Top 10 Dance Movies of the 2000s (2020). See more »
Soundtracks Out Here See more »
Quotes Raya Green: It's funny, isn't it? How one moment can change a million after it.
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