Great dancing talent for all ages to watch

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 2011)

Although I'm way, way past a teenager, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The dancing is great and really attention grabbing. If I see it on the schedule, I try to catch, at least, the finale which is, to me, fantastically choreographed. The acting may not be Oscar worthy but I don't have anything bad to say about it except for Rachel Griffiths. She seemed to be holding way back and was very, very flat. I find that strange because I really enjoy her on Brothers & Sisters.
It was nice to see a a location of Baltimore - not NY or LA. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie that I just happened to come upon one weekend on cable. Not too sappy or too violent or unbelievable. If you like to watch dancing, you'll like this movie. If you are open to all kinds of music, I think you'll like it.
The social statement to me is that with hard work and the luck of an opportunity to participate in the arts can drastically change a young life. There is so much talent out on the streets and, with funding being cut more and more, the talents of the young are being wasted and everybody suffers.