In a nutshell:
Underprivileged Tyler
and rich girl Nora end
up paired together for
a showcase that will
determine their futures
as dancers. Realising this
is their only chance, they
agree to work together.
Starring: Channing
Tatum and Jenna
Dewan – who are now
married... awwww!
Major moment: When
Channing and Jenna’s
characters dance
together in the final
dance. It’s srsly hot!
Watch it with: Your
bestie. Channing Tatum
dancing is too good
not to share.Netflix
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Love Dance Academy? Then you’re going to
want to binge watch these dance f licks RN.In a nutshell: Honey
is a music video
choreographer who
has to make changes
to her life after her
mentor says she either
has to sleep with
him or be blacklisted
in the industry.
Starring: Jessica Alba
Major moment:
Missy Elliot’s hilarious
cameo when she
stands up for Honey.
Watch it with: Your
finger on the rewind
button. You’ll be
rewatching the
dances so you can
learn the moves.honey
DIRTY DANCING
In a nutshell: Baby goes on holiday to a summer
camp with her family and falls in love with the camp’s
dance instructor, Johnny Castle.
Starring: Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. We know you’re
all ‘who dat?’ but we promise you’re going to love them.
Major moment: The lift – it’s probably the most
iconic dance move ever filmed.
Watch it with: Your mum, she’ll love the trip down
memory lane.In a nutshell: A group of
teenagers enroll at the American
Ballet Academy in New York
and compete to make it as
profesh ballet dancers. Some
serious drama goes down and
the class splits in two.
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Amanda
Schull and Peter Gallagher
Major moment: When Jody
dances her non-traditional way
to Michael Jackson’s ‘The Way
You Make Me Feel’.
Watch it with: Your da nce
crew. There are so many
relatable moments.In a nutshell:
Sara fails her
audition to get into Juilliard
School in New York and
discovers that her mother
died in a car accident
trying to get there. She
quits ballet, moves in
with her father and has to
attend a new school where
she gets into hip-hop.
Starring: Julia Stiles and
Kerry Washington
Major moment: When
Sara and Derek show off
their skills in the club.
Watch it with: Your
boyfriend. This is one
dance movie he will enjoy.BILLY ELLIOT
In a nutshell: An
inspirational story about
a boy called Billy Elliot who
is 11 years old and loves to
dance. He wants to be
a professional ballet dancer,
but the people in his life
don’t accept that men
can be dancers.
Starring: Jamie Bell
Major moment: When Billy’s father
sees how talented his boy really is.
Watch it with: A box of tissues –
you’ll cry sad tears, happy tears
and sometimes both at once!CENTER STAGE
save the
last dance
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