Tag: dance movie

Why It's the Right Time to Revisit the Movie "Tap"

Dance films and series are all the rage these days. But the trend didn’t appear out of thin air. In fact, the current obsession is built on decades of great dance movies. And right now—while you’re still stuck at home and already (beyond!) familiarized with pretty much everything already streaming—might just be the perfect time […]

Celebrate Black History Month at Home with 7 Dance-centric Books and Films

Still stuck at home and looking for ways to honor a socially-distant Black History Month? This February, consider taking some time to educate yourself, and to celebrate the contributions and experiences of Black dancers with these seven inspiring book and movie recommendations. “Black Ballerina” The 2016 documentary from producer/director Frances McElroy interweaves the stories of […]

80 Thoughts I Had Rewatching "Barbie in the Nutcracker" as an Adult

One Christmas, my older brother and I got into an old-fashioned sibling argument because I wanted to see our local ballet company perform The Nutcracker . My brother argued that he couldn’t follow the plot of The Nutcracker past Act One. I explained that there basically *isn’t* a plot past Act One. (And in a […]

50 Thoughts I Had Rewatching "Barbie of Swan Lake" As An Adult

Move over, Black Swan. The original Swan Lake movie adaptation is still the best. That’s right, I’m talking about Barbie of Swan Lake. Being six years old and a baby bunhead at the time of this movie’s direct to home video (yes, as in VHS tape) release, I was exactly the target demographic for this […]

The Making of "Center Stage," as Remembered by Its Dance Stars

Whether you first watched it in a theater two decades ago or on Netflix last week, odds are you feel a deep connection to Center Stage. The cult classic, which premiered May 12, 2000, is arguably the greatest dance film ever made. (Dance obsessives might take issue with the “cult” before “classic,” not to mention […]

The New Netflix Dance Movie “Work It” Will Star Jordan Fisher

We’ve had our fingers crossed about the Netflix film Work It ever since we first got wind of the project. Produced by Alicia Keys, the movie—which follows a teen whose admission to her dream college hinges on her performance at a dance competition—sounded like it could be positively dancetastic. And friends, looks like it will […]