You know how people say about musicals "oh, it's just a bunch of singing for no reason?" This is that, but dancing and violin.First, the pros: The movie was visually very nice (except for the choice to include strobing lights, which people should really stop doing). The dance sequences were amazing and fun. The climax involved a plot point I didn't see coming. The characters of the hip hop group are great (especially Pop-Tart). The protagonist is likable. There's this whole Fame vibe going on with the Manhattan conservatory. Jane Seymour is in it.Cons: Johnnie is terrible, and at no point did I want Ruby to end up with him. The movie wants to give us dark and brooding, but instead he either : 1. is outright rude to Ruby 2. Comes on EXTREMELY strong, in a very creepy way. They also have no chemistry. The lead dancer in the troupe, Hayward, has more chemistry with Ruby in the few minutes they're on screen together than Johnnie and Ruby do in the whole movie, to the point that I briefly rooted for Hayward and Ruby to kiss.The dance sequences are all long and basically don't move the plot, at least one lacks explanation (although to some extent the inexplicability was something that kept me going). This movie has very little plot.The whole plot with the roommate, Jazzy, is never really explained or settled (were we supposed to take that whole thing at face value? That ending felt way too neat, in real life there would definitely be an underlying reason why she did what she did). The movie couldn't quite keep up with the amount of characters it had. There's a point where two women giggle and squeal and hit each other with pillows, which... look, I haven't met every woman in the world, but grown women who have just met usually don't behave this way. Watch if you want to watch some really cool dancing, skip if you want to watch a movie for the plot.

the music was pretty good, and the dancing was amazing, i love some sound effects at the last dance, it amazed me. if we compare to some dancing movies like step up, i think step up do lot better in the story, the story makes senses, but this movie doesn't make any sense in several scenes. i also think they have to make this movie longer, and build the character profiles in the story and describe it more so it will make more sense rather than just a dance, because one and half hour for this kind of story just made me realize the story quality is not good enough.Even though the story is not really good because there's too much weird thing that's not suitable for the story, but still the acting is not bad, and this is not just about story for me but more about the performances, so i'll give it an eight.

Full of drama, tension, romance and talent, this film has given me shivers from the very beginning. I have never fell more in love with the characters then in this movie. The actors did not have much experience which is what I have concluded my research to. But during their acts in the film, they have not even given me the hint that they weren't. The hip-hop violin theme that is represented is very original and gives a complete different image of classical arts. As the two themes combine (classical and hip-hop), the story fills itself up with tension and talent. I do hope for those actors, musicians and actors greatness in their futures as they deserve it.

I don't know why this movie was not advertised and obviously only shown in a few theaters. We never heard of it and stumbled across it on Netflix and had to buy it online. The music in this movie excellent. It is beautiful composed and Johnnie really looses himself in the music. Johnnie plays the violin with a passion that is breathtaking. Ruby's dance is wonderful and she has that innocent Femme Fatale down pat. The dance off in the subway between two rivaling dance teams was unexpected, but I found them to be better dancers than the main dance team living below Johnnie. The final dance sequence is emotionally charged and one of the best I have ever seen. This movie can easily hold its own with any other dance movie our there. A must watch!