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Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)

 -  Drama | Music  -  1 November 2008 (USA)
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All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet... See full synopsis »

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Tommy Anderson
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Kate Parker
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Bella Parker
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Sal
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Harris
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Allison
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Lexi
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Monica Straus
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Nick Hoffman
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Valerie Taft (as Jacqueline Steuart)
Keith Martin Gordey ...
Mr. Von Stroh (as Keith Gordey)
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Mr. Parker
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All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet... See full synopsis »

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ballet | second part | sequel | hip hop | dance | See more »

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From the streets to the stage. The dream remains the same.

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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language | See all certifications »
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Center Stage 2  »

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G4's "Attack of the Show" star Candice Bailey auditioned for the film. During a director call back, she had to dance. During which she fell on her face. See more »

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Kate is re-applying for ballet school and the application states last name first. She writes "Kate" down. See more »

Quotes

Tommy Anderson: OK, well I suck at it and... I need some help.
Kate Parker: Well that's why your at the ABA.
Tommy Anderson: Yeah, I know they'll give me steps but... they cant give me what I really need.
Kate Parker: And what do you really need?
Tommy Anderson: Fire.
Kate Parker: What?
Tommy Anderson: My instructor told me to find fire.
Kate Parker: What, and I look like two sticks you can rub together?
Tommy Anderson: Kinda.
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Follows Center Stage (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"Swan Lake"
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Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as Pyotr Tchaikovsky)
Performed by The Russian State Symphony Orchestra
Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
Courtesy of Naxos
By arrangement with Source/Q
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Love it, love it, love this movie!!!
16 January 2009 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

Something about this movie just gets me every time and I've watched it over and over.

Great dancing (ballet, hip hop, tango and jazz), great characters, great love story. Obviously fans of dance movies will enjoy it but I recommend CS: Turn It Up for other audiences also. It has an edgier feel than Center Stage 1 but fans of that movie should see this as Cooper returns and his dancing is AMAZING.

Yes it has hip hop but it's not the same old hip hop v. ballet movie. There's no battle between the hip hop and ballet dance styles lol. It's more subtle the way the different dance scenes are included, and almost like a documentary in the way it's filmed.

But that doesn't really sum it up. You just have to watch the whole movie--it all ties up so well and brings a tear to the eye. :-) See it!


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