Stepping It Up
Officially, I am in love with dance movies.
You know what I'm talking about. Those great movies that have amazing soundtracks and unbelievable dance moves. I just recently bought a DVD of Step Up. And up till now, I am in total, complete, unimaginable awe.
I watched my first dance movie when I was younger, around the age of six or seven when I could fully comprehend what I was viewing. It was entitled Center Stage. It was a story that followed these young dancers who entered the American Ballet Company, in hopes of fulfilling their dreams, to be able to be accepted into that prestigious company.
Of course, it showed more than some beautiful dance routines. It had drama, love triangles, issues with eating disorders in order to attain that perfect body which being a prima-ballerina entails.
But still, the moment I watched that movie, I fell in love with it. So began my interest in dance movies.
Though my memories of my childhood have more holes that Swiss Cheese, I remember next watching You Got Served. That made me worship and appreciate street dancing, with break dancing, krumping, popping and locking, all that stuff. I fell for it, hard and fast.
Ever since then, I've been watching dance movies again and again. Old ones, new ones, whichever.
Honey, Stomp the Yard, Take the Lead, Stomp, Step Up...
Now, after watching Step Up, I'm dying to watch it's sequel, Step Up 2 The Streets.
The movies just came out last February 14th in the US and it's already been shown in Manila. I'm hoping that I can watch in the theaters soon. If not, there's always the option of waiting for the DVD to come out.
Or, simply buying a pirated copy which are coming out in stacks everywhere.
Although I might just do the latter, maybe I can wait for the former. If it means that I get the original DVD, with a guaranteed clear quality, then hey, it's worth every day.
So I end my post. If anyone's got any good dance movies worth watching, please share. I'd be happy to view. ;)