For a teen musical movie like this, it was important to find the right actress who was passionate yet calm enough to perform in the role, full of the courage to struggle, yet with a body that could tease. When Jessica Alba showed up in producer Marc Platt's office, it couldn't have been clearer that she was Honey Daniels in the flesh. Director Rodolfo Woolf, who met her on the TV series that made her a hit, "Dark Angel," was impressed by her strength and beauty, but more importantly, she was an actress with remarkable fortitude and the ability to bring people into her story.
Elba herself loved the role: "The role of such a dancer has been a dream of mine since I was a little girl, and after seeing Flashdance as a child, it left a very deep impression on me, and ever since then I've wanted very much to be the lead in such a story, and I'm very happy that I got it. " In the movie, her character has a very positive meaning, she uses her strength to fulfill her dreams and and find her feelings. She teaches the little kids in her neighborhood to practice dancing, without her these kids might have been congregating for drugs and fighting, so she provides them with a proper guidance.
But while Jessica Alba is, by all accounts, a perfect fit for the lead role, there's one deadliest problem: Jessica has never once taken a dance class! This was a serious challenge for Jessica's dance instructor, Laurieann, who had to quickly turn Jessica from an amateur into a master dancer in a limited amount of time. The good news is that she has a high level of comprehension, and everyone in the cast can see her hard work and excellent training results: "She's progressing rapidly, and she's always in the middle of her practice no matter what the occasion is, now! that she has fully mastered the language of dance and is technically ready to get into the roles she will be portraying."
McKay Pfeiffer, who was in "8 Mile," plays Chaz, Honey's boyfriend, who is very much in love with her and wants to spend his life trying to make her happy. Joy Bryant ("Anthony Fisher") plays Honey's protector, her best friend Gina, who is both excited and a little skeptical about the success her friend is having.
The movie soundtrack for "Honey Dance" features a diverse group of singers at the top of their R&B and hip-hop game, with Missy Elliott (Missy Elliott) movie very adamant about finding Hani as the black female singer who choreographs for MTV, Fabolous, Tweet, Americana singer Yolanda Adams, Knocturnal, Amerie and Nate Dogg are all contributing their original music to the film, in addition to a host of rappers like Sean Paul, Blaque featuring Chingy, Lil' Mo, Mark Ronson, Jadakiss & Sheek and more! have all composed music for the film.