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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Duane Adler (screenplay) and
Nicole Avril (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
8 August 2008 (UK) more
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Plot:
Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery. | full synopsis
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Why is it not possible to show two consecutive dance moves in one shot? more (13 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mary Elizabeth Winstead ... Lauryn

Tessa Thompson ... Dana

Riley Smith ... Russ

John Reardon ... Joel
Julissa Bermudez ... Carmen
Ashley Roberts ... Brooke

Karen LeBlanc ... Brenda

Matt Kippen ... Wayne
Erik Fjeldsted ... Marty - Mechanic

Aaron Merke ... Clay - Mechanic

Leigh Enns ... Flirtatious Customer
Christina Grace ... Female Dancer - Auditions (as Christina Grace SY)
Debbie Patterson ... Audition Receptionist
Sofia Costantini ... Choreographer's Assistant
Jeremy Koz ... Cool Looking Guy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Untitled Bille Woodruff Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of sensuality.
Runtime:
90 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The umbrella dance was originally planned with water dropping down like rain, with the girls dancing in water, splashing it around with their dance moves. However, the idea was scraped due to the fact that it would be too easy for the girls to fall while shooting the scene. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the scene were Lauren dances onstage at Ruby's for the first time, as she goes into her starting pose, she realizes that she is too fair to the left (viewer's left, her right) of the stage and adjusts herself so her silhouette (outline) is right in the middle of the sliding stage door (at the line where the doors meet). However, in the very next shot her silhouette is now to the right (viewer's right) of the middle/door split. more
Quotes:
Carmen: Maybe he was upset cos you were so bad.
Brooke: Ease off Carmen, she was killing it.
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Movie Connections:
References Flashdance (1983) more
Soundtrack:
Bottoms Up more

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12 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
Why is it not possible to show two consecutive dance moves in one shot?, 24 November 2008
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Author: njmollo from London

This film is trash. Pure and simple. Zombie Strippers has better dance sequences and for that matter much better editing as well.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead does not convince and her rhythm and grace are truly suspect. I think that might be one of the reasons she pulls a hoodie over her face so the double can step in.

There is nothing better than seeing beautifully performed dance on camera. Bob Fosse and Michael Jackson come to mind. They at least had the confidence to show dance moves in entirety without the use of earthquake-cam and rapid cutting.

There is no substitute for talent and there is none on show here.

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