Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight (2014)

Nine-year-old Isabelle is an inspired dancer with a flair for fashion design. She's thrilled to be studying ballet at a prestigious performing arts school, but her classmates are so ... See full summary »

Director:

Vince Marcello

Writers:

Jessica O'Toole, Amy Rardin

Stars:

Erin Pitt, Melora Hardin, Grace Davidson

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Erin Pitt	...	Isabelle Palmer
Melora Hardin	...	Nancy Palmer
Grace Davidson	...	Jade Palmer
Genneya Walton	...	Renata
Devyn Nekoda	...	Luisa
Jake Simons	...	Leo Palmer
Rex Harrington	...	Drosselmeyer
Tanya Howard	...	Jackie Sanchez
Daniel Fathers	...	Mr. Kosoloff
Sarah Murphy-Dyson	...	Ms. Hawken
Francisco Trujillo	...	Uncle Davi
Saara Chaudry	...	Chloe
Alyssa Trask	...	Emma
Danielle Ching	...	Dancer One
Kolton Stewart	...	Lead Singer

Storyline

Nine-year-old Isabelle is an inspired dancer with a flair for fashion design. She's thrilled to be studying ballet at a prestigious performing arts school, but her classmates are so talented - and she can't help feeling that she's always in the shadow of her "perfect" older sister, Jade. So when her idol, a famous ballerina, encourages her to audition for a professional ballet, Isabelle isn't sure she can land the role. And when a competitive classmate starts pointing out Isabelle's every mistake, her confidence sinks even further. Can she find the courage to step into the spotlight and discover her own way to shine?

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Plot Keywords:

ballet | sister relationship | bullying | american girl | female protagonist | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Even though Isabelle is 9 years old in the movie, Erin Pitt was 13 when she played her.

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Goofs

The movie takes place in D.C during the fall/winter seasons. There is no way Isabelle and her family would have gone to an outside barbecue. The trees in the background would also not have been in bloom nor would they be green as seen during the opening pan over D.C.

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Connections

Follows An American Girl on the Home Front (2006)

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Soundtracks

U R Your Own Star
Written by Charity Daw and Josh Edmondson
Performer: Kolton Stewart & Morgan Hilliker
Produced by Josh Edmondson

User Reviews

Involving Entertainment

18 October 2016. This adolescent drama shines with its carefully scripted plot emphasis on relationships in this, yes, predictable, but entertaining movie. Additionally, unlike most such drama, the care taken to ensure the substance of the theme isn't given short cuts. As this movie's theme centers around ballet, ballet and dance scenes are given a nice balance of on-screen time, especially the Nutcracker ballet which must of cost a bit of movie, unless the producers were fortunate enough to be able to borrow or lease an actual Nutcracker set and costumes. Another nice feature here is the focus on sister-sister relationships as well as the typical subplots between other ballet dancers. There isn't much in the way of romance to distract from the main message here. This is an educational, nicely messaged adolescent movie for girls.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 July 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

An American Girl: Isabelle Dances into the Spotlight

Filming Locations:

Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Martin Chase Productions, Pinckney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color