Plot:
18-year-old Alec Owens has a maniacal love for dance, due to the pressures of real life, working as a welder in an iron factory during the day, and performing in a local bar at night, the whole film portrays Alec's struggle for ambition, independence and love.
2. Breakin' 2 (1984) (The movie that triggered the street dance craze in China! Because of the lack of correction, the picture effect is not very clear. But definitely worth watching!)
Plot:
When many people see Breakin' for the first time they can't help but ask: Where in the world did these boys learn to dance like this? That's because Breakin' looks so different from any other dance. To many people, Breakin' doesn't seem to have a provenance, but that's not the case; one of the most important things about Breakin''s history is that Breakin' is perfect for street dance; it's performed in many different forms: head spins, back tops, rolls, etc. ...... And it is fast and beautifully posed. It is popular among many teenagers.
"Breakdance" movie was produced in 1984; China introduced in 1987 (that was the year; the Chinese land set off a breakdance craze).
3. Honey Dance HONEY (2003) (awesome! Highly recommended!!!)
Starring Jessica Alba Jessica Alba
Mekhi Phifer Mekhi Phifer
Joy Bryant Joy Bryant
Plot:
Honey Daniels (played by Jessica Alba) is generous, cheerful and full of vigor, like all American girls. The only and biggest difference is her dedication to dance. She hopes to one day be able to stand on stage to show her dance and get recognition and praise, and it is this motivation that supports her and her dance instructor to run against the clock and inspire them to keep moving forward.
However, Hani's parents and even her loving boyfriend are skeptical that the rewards of today's endeavors will be proportional to the rewards of tomorrow, and in order to keep the pressure from shaking her beliefs, and at the same time, to escape her parents' comfortable lifestyle and their wishful thinking about her future, Hani moves to the city center. Here the dirty streets are filled with all sorts of noise, but for her the vibrant dance and music is just the creative inspiration she has been looking for. Survival is hard, but she is willing to take it all on, and fights relentlessly for the final success of her dream: by day, she teaches street dance to children so that they can share the dream with her; by night, she works as a hostess in a bar, staring at the clock on the wall until she gets off work. It's only on the floor of the club that she regains her vigor, as the results of her training gradually reveal themselves and her beautiful dance moves allow her to take full center stage. At the same time, the opportunity that everyone thought was impossible arises when a TV director watches her performance at the club and decides to give her a chance to be a supporting dancer in a program. Perhaps the fulfillment of a dream is really only a step away, and it is this opportunity that brings out Hani's talent, as she begins to choreograph street dance and R&B steps for some very popular performers.
However, the road to realizing a dream is always full of thorns, in addition to the gods of fortune, coincidentally, there is constant trouble, it seems to be the fate of the challenge to the pursuit of her dreams, a girl is the adversity of the retreat, or the courage to go forward, the choice is only known to Hani herself, but everyone should know that the girl got to grow... ...
4. Hot Fuzz You Got Served (2004) (Superb!!!! Again highly recommended!!!)
Plot:
Elgin (Mackenzie 6.1 Huston) and David (Omani 6.1 Granberry) are two very close friends who are leading the local street dancers in an unstoppable dance frenzy throughout the town. But then a group of street dancers from another town comes to challenge them. Elgin and David, with their partners (Jarrell 6.1 Houston, etc.), bravely accept the challenge, and there's no doubt that they'll have to create another perfect street dance miracle in order to keep their top position.
The grim reality lies before these street dancers, who must overcome all their conflicts and stick together to form a powerful street dance team in order to take on their enemies. It seems that many things are not in their favor and one great opportunity is lost, but Elgin and David firmly believe that this territory is their own and belongs to everyone on their street dance team, sprinkled with their sweat and dreams, and that they will never lose to anyone else. ......
5. DANCE MY LIFE STEP UP (2006) (Great and nice!)
Plot:
Everyone deserves a chance to chase their dreams, but some encounter nothing but frustration. Tyler is a rebellious young man from Baltimore's underclass who spends his days trying to get out of a life that isn't as good as he wants it to be. Nora is a ballerina who attends Baltimore's elite Maryland School of the Arts and has only one obstacle on the road to her bright future, finding a great partner and competing in the Senior Dance Competition. Sentenced to community service at the School of the Arts for a run-in with the law, Tyler arrives at the school full of resentment as an outsider, until one day his outstanding street dance choreography catches Nora's attention. As the intermittent collaboration on stage sparks between the two men, Tyler realizes that the only way he can prove that he can get out of his current life and achieve a bigger dream that he has never touched is through performance.
6. Stomp the Yard (2007) (Highly recommended!!!)
Plot:
In the mixed underground society of Los Angeles, there is such a group of street dance teenagers, who are addicted to the hip-hop culture, twisting their bodies to their heart's content, and overdrawing their youth with dance. Here, is the black dominated world, has a strict hierarchical division, between gangs and gangs in addition to the dance, armed combat has become a common occurrence. DJ Williams, known as the King of Dance, has just experienced a club fight caused by a dance battle, and the most painful thing for him is that his brother, whom he has always honored, was accidentally killed in the bloodshed. ...... physically and mentally exhausted DJ decided to change the environment of life, he came to Atlanta alone, and entered the highly reputable black school, Truth University, to study. University to further his education, and although his talent and ambition for dance was enough to make him a top dancer, yet due to the fact that DJ felt too confined at the school and the pain of losing his brother, he kept himself hidden. It is in this new environment, which is completely contrary to his personality, that DJ discovers the world of "step dancing". "Tap dancing is a traditional dance that has been passed down among blacks living in the United States, derived from the historic African boot dance, and combines precise steps, hand clapping, and foot movements. At Truth University, the winner of the traditional Step Dance Championship has been the main target of competition between various "fraternities," and when DJ inadvertently revealed his dancing talents at a local club, he quickly caught the attention of the two dominant and fiercely competitive fraternities and became one of their most popular members. When a local club accidentally reveals DJ's dancing talents, he quickly attracts the attention of two dominant and fiercely competitive fraternities, who are vying for his membership, while the beautiful schoolgirl April's special attention to DJ arouses the suspicion of her boyfriend, Grant, who is also the school's star step dancer.
After DJ decides to return to the stage and joins one of the fraternities, his bold street style brings a whole new look to step dancing and makes the competition increasingly fierce. ...... However, DJ's arrogance and overly self-centered stench soon alienates him from his new friends, and Grant takes advantage of this to set up a trap to keep him in the step dance. DJ learns not only to put away his bad temper, but also the redefined sense of brotherhood he learned in the fraternity, and DJ's freestyle style of dancing takes step dancing to a higher level.
7. Kickin It Old Skool (2007)
Plot:
In 1985, 12-year-old Justin Schumacher is determined to win over the girl of his dreams, Jennifer, with a glamorous and sure-fire street dance routine, and he and his street dance crew, the Funky Fresh Boyz, sign up to participate in a talent show held at his school. While performing a difficult backflip on stage, he falls off the stage and hits his head, falling into a coma and isolating himself from Jennifer, his family, his dance crew, and the world he knows.
Twenty years later, an 80's hit woke up his ears and Justin's consciousness. He was in his 30's, but his mind was stuck in his teenage years, and the world in his eyes had changed drastically. His parents are y in debt trying to raise money for Justin's treatment, his combo partner has grown up with a limp, and the girl of his dreams, Jennifer, is engaged to his high school nemesis, Kip Unger. Justin must regroup and bring his former partners together to form the Funky Fresh Boyz again, and come out on top in a $100,000 street dance competition hosted by Kip Unger in order to get his life back on track.......
8. DANCING YOUTH HOW TO MOVE (2007) (A little bit of Dancing in the Streets, but still cool!)
Plot:
Lea (Rutina?6.1 Vesely), a Jamaican immigrant, has grown up in the ghetto, like many of her black peers. However, 17-year-old Lea is very motivated, not only has she inherited her people's talent for dancing, but more unusually, she is quite diligent in her studies, and she is determined to use her grades to prove that she will one day be able to get out of this ghetto, which is full of crime, drugs, and poverty. One day, Lea enrolls in a prestigious private school, Seaton, with honors, and becomes a senior at Seaton's medical school. Originally, everything was going as Lea envisioned, towards a better life. But when his sister died of a drug overdose, his family suffered a major change and could no longer afford to pay for Lea's tuition, so Lea, who had just embarked on the road to happiness, left Seaton again and returned to the slums.
After three years of hard work at Seton, Lea was able to start enjoying the fruits of her good work, and of course, Lea was very unhappy to have her life returned to its original form, but as fate would have it, she had no choice but to go back to the school in the slums where she had stayed in the past. Lea didn't think she'd even have time to reminisce about her life, because when she returned to school, she was faced with a series of challenges. First, Lea, who has been disconnected from this lower class for three years, has to readjust to this life. Secondly, the relationship between her childhood playmates and herself, who could no longer find **** to talk about, became strange. Finally, Lea's once most important friend, the strong and stubborn girl Michelle (Tracy?6?1 Armstrong), is now her arch nemesis and is full of ill will towards Lea, as Michelle sees Lea as a betrayer of her friends and selfish.
Lea faces many problems, yet what she desires most is to return to Seaton Public School to finish her education. One day, Lea learns that a street dance competition is about to take place, and the winner will receive $50,000 in prize money. Lea immediately sees this as an important opportunity for her to make a comeback, and she decides to participate in the competition.
The street dance competition is contested by a majority of men, and Lea has to work hard to convince the street dance celebrity "Bishop" to let her join the street dance troupe "Jane's Street Dance Troupe", and Lea relies on her excellent dance skills to gradually win over "Bishop" and the other members. With her excellent dancing skills, Lea gradually wins the respect of "Bishop" and other members of the troupe, while Michelle and Lea start to become good friends again, and "Bishop" and Lea gradually turn from teammates to lovers. Everything is going in the right direction. With the Street Dance Competition just around the corner, Lea, who has been training hard for the competition, begins to think about another question: Is winning the $50,000 prize money and going back to Seaton the most important thing in her life? Lea begins to see where her life is headed.
9. DANCE MY LIFE 2 STEP UP2 (2008) (The final performance in the rain was awesome! COOL!)
Plot:
Rebellious dancer Andy (Bryana Evigan) is a member of Baltimore's most prestigious dance troupe, 410. She is offered the chance to study at the Maryland Institute College of Art, but finds it difficult to fit in with school life. At the same time, she and her friends in 410 gradually drift apart. Unwilling to let this sink in, Andy decides to prove herself to everyone with strength. She gathers a group of members from her class, including Chas (Robert Hoffman), the school's hottest dancer. They get together to form a dance troupe, and when they learn of an underground street dance competition in Baltimore called "The Streets," they embark on the journey with high hopes, only to be confronted by "The 410". After a real fight, Andi finally finds her dream and wins back her two worlds. ......