StreetDance
Published September 4, 2011
Film info
- Title StreetDance
- Directors Max Giwa, Dania Pasquini
- Year 2010
- Run time 1hr 38m
- Genres Romance, Drama, Music
- Tagline Get closer to your dream
A clash of cultures occurs when ballet meets street dance as the crew of Breaking Point are thrown into rehearsing with members of a Ballet Academy in order to gain practice space from schoolmistress Helena. Eventually, and despite themselves, the ballet dancers begin to feel a grudging respect for the street dancers spectacular moves, and Breaking Point s leader Carly can t help falling for handsome ballet dancer Tomas. Will the two groups of dancers find a way to work together before the Street Dance Championship finals and the Royal Ballet auditions?
Live Blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 1:50 | Uh oh, already I’m wondering where I recognise that girl from. |
| 2:40 | If they think I am going to remember all these names and people… they are very much mistaken. |
| 7:11 | It does seem pretty rubbish to walk out weeks before the finals. |
| 10:55 | She seems to be trying her hardest, not fair on the others to walk out on her. |
| 13:20 | I never really noticed that. Ballet dancers do look bored. Part of the act, I suppose. |
| 18:15 | That must be freakishly intimidating, walking through a ballet school. All beautiful, well-poised dancers looking at you. |
| 22:22 | “I’m getting my dad to call the board.” Stereotype much? |
| 25:53 | I am confused why the teacher thinks this is a good idea, though, it does seem like a disaster. |
| 30:58 | Ooh, she has some epic full leg leg-warmers. She might as well be wearing trousers. |
| 33:55 | Ugh, food fight. |
| 35:46 | That was Andy from Blue Peter. I totally saw the episode where he did the behind the scenes of filming that. |
| 36:17 | I don’t see Diversity much but whenever I do, I can’t be the only one that only watches the little kid with crazy hair. The others might as well not be there. |
| 38:36 | Is there a language for writing choreography or do people do whatever they want? |
| 42:54 | Oh, I wish I had a hairdresser for a friend. That would make life so much easier. |
| 49:38 | All it took was a “don’t worry babes” and that Isabelle girl has forgotten all her troubles. Hmm. |
| 53:43 | “There’s ballet in the building!” |
| 56:29 | I can’t believe I didn’t see that coming. All this film watching and still the twists surprise me. |
| 1:09:59 | I can’t see that encouraging her to eat KFC is helpful to anyone. |
| 1:14.42 | Then she can convince him to watch them do the Street Dance and use that as their Ballet exam. |
| 1:18:56 | How do their hats stay on when they are bouncing around all over the place? |
| 1:25:28 | The Apprentice has properly ruined that music. |
| 1:28:24 | So… did they win? Did they get into ballet school? |
Conclusions
I watched the version known as StreetDance because there’s not so much of the 3D on the iPlayer. I do love a good dance movie, although I know very little about streetdancing, and couldn’t do it if I tried. I wasn’t particularly expecting much of the film, I must admit.
Overall it was good. Towards the end it got a little obvious, but that didn’t really matter. It was more about the dancing, and the overriding theme that you can really do whatever you want instead of being boxed in. I liked the music, although I must say their main dance at the end wasn’t as special as I’d thought it might be. It looked quite chaotic.
Rating: 3/5
Rating: 3 / 5