"Move to your beat. Move to your moment. Move to your love."

2013

1h 50m

5.8(88 votes)

Music

Overview

A pair of star-crossed dancers in New York find themselves at the center of a bitter rivalry between their brothers' underground dance clubs.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Derek Hough

Donny

BoA

Aya

Will Yun Lee

Kaz

Wesley Jonathan

Nick

Izabella Miko

Tatiana

Jefferson Brown

Michael Griffiths

Miki Ishikawa

Natsumi

Rick Gonzalez

Rene

Michael Mando

Raphael

Dan Lauria

Parole Officer Foster

Creative team

Directed by: Duane Adler
Written by: Duane Adler
Produced by: Patricia Chun
Eric Hetzel

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