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Dancing in the Movies: Save the Last Dance

Posted by Winnie

January 19, 2008 | 1 Comment

The 2001 movie Save the Last Dance follows Sara Johnson, who is played by Julia Stiles, as she moves to an mostly Black neighborhood in Chicago to live with her father following the tragic death of her mother.
She was a ballet dancer who was auditioning for Juilliard on the day her mother was killed […]

Jan

18

Dancing in the Movies: Center Stage

Posted by Winnie

January 18, 2008 | 1 Comment

The 2000 movie Center Stage follows students at a dance academy as they deal with the rigors of becoming a professional dancer. Topics covered in the movie are eating disorders, egotistical choreographers, as well as how hard it is to live up with the near perfect standards necessary.
While the dialogue is not the greatest, […]