Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)

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PG-13
1h 35min
Drama, Music
01 Nov 2008 (USA)
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A self-trained dancer from the streets of Detroit finds her way after auditioning for the most prestigious ballet academy in New York.

Director:

Steven Jacobson

Writers:

Carol Heikkinen, Karen Bloch Morse

Stars:

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All Kate Parker has ever wanted is to perform with the American Ballet Academy. But when she doesn't get in, she turns to hip-hop dance -- as well as a hockey player-turned-dancer -- to help make her dreams come true.

Sarah Jayne Jensen, Kenny Wormald and Rachele Brooke Smith in Center Stage: Turn It Up (2008)

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	Kenny Wormald	...	Tommy Anderson
	Rachele Brooke Smith	...	Kate Parker
	Sarah Jayne Jensen	...	Suzanne Von Stroh
	Nicole Muñoz	...	Bella Parker
	Christopher Russell	...	Sal
	Peter Gallagher	...	Jonathan Reeves
	Ethan Stiefel	...	Cooper Nielsen
	Christian Vincent	...	Harris
	Daniela Dib	...	Allison
	Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe	...	Lexi (as Crystal Lowe)
	Lucia Walters	...	Monica Straus
	Cody Green	...	Nick Hoffman
	Jacqueline Ann Steuart	...	Valerie Taft (as Jacqueline Steuart)
	Keith Martin Gordey	...	Mr. Von Stroh (as Keith Gordey)
	Anthony Harrison	...	Mr. Parker
	Kirsten Wicklund	...	Suzanne Groupie #1 / Stepsister (as Kristen Wicklund)
	Christl Leslie	...	Suzanne Groupie #2
	Walcott E. Morgan	...	Tow Lot Guy
	Aliyah O'Brien	...	Dance School Receptionist
	Deni DeLory	...	Dance School Instructor #1 (as Deni Delory)
	Maya Massar	...	Dance School Instructor #2
	Cameron Mckinlay	...	ABA Audition Voyeur
	Viviana Cruise	...	Catering Girl (as Vivana Dal Cengio)
	Sean Carey	...	Stage Door Guy
	Tanya Champoux	...	ABA Receptionist
	Aakomon Jones	...	Club Dance Ringleader (as Aakomon 'AJ' Jones)
	Christopher Toler	...	Club Krumper (as Christopher Lil 'C' Toler)
	Kenny Mugisha	...	Detroit Dancer
	Jheric Hizon	...	Detroit Dancer
	Misha Gabriel Hamilton	...	Detroit Dancer
	Colin Trickey	...	Detroit Dancer
	Kim Sato	...	Detroit Dancer
	Arike Rice	...	Club Dancer
	Amy Allen	...	Club Dancer
	Harry Shum Jr.	...	Club Dancer
	Kyle Toy	...	ABA Dancer
	Marco Arimare	...	ABA Dancer
	Brichelle Brucker	...	ABA Dancer
	Felicia Lau	...	ABA Dancer
	Peter Starr	...	ABA Dancer
	Tara Wilson	...	ABA Dancer
	Jaclyn Wheatley	...	ABA Dancer (as Jaclyn Weatley)
	Danielle DeMi	...	ABA Dancer (as Danielle Demi)
	Kevin Kong	...	ABA Dancer
	Eric Burrough	...	ABA Dancer
	Livona Ellis	...	Glass Slipper Audition Dancer
	Tonya Tanner	...	Glass Slipper Audition Dancer
	Nathalie Marrable	...	Glass Slipper Audition Dancer
	Teghan Fedor	...	Glass Slipper Audition Dancer
	Gillian Abbott	...	Glass Slipper Audition Dancer
	Theresa Coombe	...	Glass Slipper Audition Dancer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Christina Schell	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Steven Jacobson

Written by

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Carol Heikkinen	...	(based on characters created by)

Karen Bloch Morse	...	(written by)

Produced by

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David Blackman	...	executive producer
Marcele Kutkauskaite	...	associate producer
Greg Malcolm	...	executive producer
Laurence Mark	...	producer
Vicki Sotheran	...	executive producer

Music by

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Laura Karpman

Cinematography by

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Dino Parks

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director of photography

Editing by

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Ian Slater

Editorial Department

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Bruce W. Cathcart	...	digital conform
Maureen Doyle	...	post-production coordinator
Andrew Drapkin	...	digital colorist
Brendan Walsh	...	first assistant editor

Casting By

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Stuart Aikins
Sean Cossey
Karen Meisels

Production Design by

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Geoff Wallace

Art Direction by

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Joanna Dunn

Set Decoration by

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Tasha Lee Moth	...	(as Tasha Moth)
Henry Thomas Earle	...	(uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Angelina Kekich

Makeup Department

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Naomi Bakstad	...	makeup department head (as Naomi Hirano)
Russell Brady	...	hair department head
Brenda Bakker	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Elisha Scott	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Christopher Kulikowski	...	post-production supervisor
Donald Munro	...	unit production manager
Steve Tannen	...	executive in charge of post-production
Bill Wohlken	...	post-production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bob Bastarache	...	first assistant director (as Bobby Bastarache)
Trevor McWhinney	...	second assistant director (as Trevor Mcwhinney)
Andrew Otter Niiranen	...	second second assistant director (as Andrew Niiranen)
Simona Pandele	...	dgc trainee

Art Department

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Graham Coutts	...	property master
Chris Thompson	...	construction coordinator
Don Anderson	...	props buyer (uncredited)
Paul Duffy	...	paint coordinator (uncredited)
Simone Gore	...	graphic artist (uncredited)
Phil Gough	...	property buyer (uncredited)
Wyatt Soutzo	...	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Joshua Adeniji	...	foley editor
Randy Babajtis	...	supervising sound designer (as Randy Babajitis)
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	...	supervising adr editor / supervising dialogue editor
Ray Collins	...	playback sound
Robert Dehn	...	assistant sound editor
Levent Erdogan	...	foley editor
Jason Gaya	...	sound recordist
Judah Getz	...	adr mixer
Corey J. Grasso	...	assistant sound editor
Scott Hinkley	...	re-recording mixer
Derek Howard	...	playback sound
Richard Kitting	...	sound editor
Tiffany Lentz	...	assistant sound editor
Zach Michaelis	...	foley mixer
Andrew Morgado	...	adr mixer
Sebastian Salm	...	production mixer
Nora Grace Sanchez	...	dance foley artist (as Nora Sanchez)
Colin Smith	...	boom operator
Vicki Vandegrift	...	foley artist (as Vicki O'Reilly Vandegrift)
Jonathan Wales	...	re-recording mixer
Phillip Young	...	assistant sound editor (as Phillip J. Young)
Shawnda Thomas	...	voice actor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Myriam Cournoyer

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special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Bruce W. Cathcart	...	opticals
James Hathaway	...	visual effects artist (as James Betteridge)
A.J. Ullman	...	visual effects supervisor (as AJ Ullman)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Garry Brook	...	key grip
Scott Clark	...	gaffer
Cynthia Greer	...	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Cam Hayduk	...	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	...	still photographer
Harvey LaRocque	...	camera operator: "b" camera (as Harvey Larocque)
John Marilley-Bodner	...	best boy lighting
Ed McMahon	...	dolly grip (as Ed Mcmahon)
Tobias Sarin	...	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Fabio Sartor	...	second grip
Pieter Stathis	...	camera operator: "a" camera
Henry Zhao	...	additional second assistant camera
Warren Bruce	...	generator operator (uncredited)
Terry Calhoun	...	lighting technician (uncredited)
Herb DeWaal	...	key rigging grip (uncredited)
Philippe Lacroix	...	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Lee Washburn	...	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Joe Cappelletti	...	voice casting
Liam Corcoran	...	casting associate: Canada
J.J. Ogilvy	...	casting associate: Canada (as JJ Ogilvy)
Sandra-Ken Freeman	...	extras casting (uncredited)
Odessa Munroe	...	dance casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Christina Barry	...	set supervisor
Marie Hock	...	assistant costume designer
Sara Rakhshandeh	...	costumer

Location Management

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Dominic Main	...	location manager
Kinnon Ross	...	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum	...	arranger: ballet piano / assistant to composer / performer: ballet piano
Christopher Violette	...	music supervisor
Shannon Halwes	...	music editor (uncredited)
Nathan Meckel	...	musician (uncredited)
Christopher Violette	...	music editor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Janice Melnyk

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script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Robert Buxton	...	transportation co-captain (as Bob Buxton)
David Halliday	...	transportation coordinator
Don Stenstrom	...	transportation captain
Lori Merchant-O'Dwyer	...	driver: cast (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jamie Afifi	...	production legal services: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Petra Alexandria	...	executive: LMP
Marco Arimare	...	assistant choreographer: ballet
Ricardo Castro	...	main titles designer
Matt Clements	...	main titles designer
Robert Darwell	...	production legal services: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Aakomon Jones	...	choreographer (as Aakomon 'AJ' Jones)
Darren Kaliciak	...	production assistant
Dylan Kilgour	...	production assistant
Tricia Leigh	...	production coordinator
Odessa Munroe	...	ballet choreographer
Marius Petipa	...	original choreography: Black Swan Pas de Deux
Nin Rai	...	catering: Truffles Fine Food
Arike Rice	...	assistant choreographer (as Ariké Rice)
Lapacazo M. Sandoval	...	unit publicist (as Lapacazo Sandoval)
Samantha Schwann	...	production clearances
Tracey Tolley	...	production assistant (as Tracy Tolley)
Kyle Toy	...	assistant choreographer: ballet
Laurie Watt	...	production accountant
Laura Adkin	...	stand-in (uncredited)
Kristian Bakstad	...	stand-in (uncredited)
G.K. Bowes	...	adr voice artist (uncredited)
Stephanie Herbert	...	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Brett Nielsen	...	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Paul Pawlowski	...	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Vyvan Pham	...	adr voice (uncredited)
Anthony Sabatini	...	security captain (uncredited)
Mike Witherington	...	security (uncredited)

Thanks

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Carlos M. Arrea	...	special thanks
Gillian Murphy	...	special thanks

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Stage 6 Films (presents)
Laurence Mark Productions

Distributors

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LK-TEL (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Freeman Casting (extras casting)
HTV / Illuminate (opticals) (VFX)
Truffles Catering Group (catering)
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton (production legal services provided by)
Digital Cut Post Inc. (post production services by)
Sonic Magic (post production sound services provided by)
HTV / Illuminate (digital intermediate by)
Scotiabank Dance Centre (special thanks to)
Harbour Dance Centre (special thanks to)
Wild Coyote Bar & Grill (special thanks to)
The City of Vancouver (special thanks to)
Kodak Canada (motion picture film)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgment)
Aion Art Gallery (set artwork)
Sony Pictures Stock Footage (stock footage)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	dance-academy american-ballet-academy dance-movie dance-music ballet-dancer See All (33) »
Taglines	From the streets to the stage. The dream remains the same. See more »
Genres	Drama Music Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:M Ecuador:12 (self-applied) Germany:6 Netherlands:AL Portugal:M/12 Singapore:PG South Korea:15 Taiwan:6+ United States:PG-13

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Center Stage 2 (United States) Danse ta vie 2 (France) Center Stage 2 (Germany) Salto a la fama (Spain) Rivaldafényben - Pörgesd fel! (Hungary) See more »
Runtime	95 min
Country	United States Canada
Language	English
Color	Color
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	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 »
Goofs	At the beginning of the movie there is a dance scene taking place in the streets of Detroit, in it cars are shown with front and back Michigan license plates. In Michigan there are no front license plates only rear ones. See more »
Movie Connections	Followed by Center Stage: On Pointe (2016). See more »
Soundtracks	Burnin' (Woy Yoy Yoy) 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 can't 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: Kind of. See more »

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