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Ruby is a classical ballet dancer who earns a scholarship to the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts. She meets an edgy, British, moody young violinist named Johnnie who performs in the New York City Subway. While watching him play, two groups of hip hop dancers start a dance off, and Ruby gets pushed and she falls down. Johnnie gets distracted while helping her, and his violin and the rent money he earned busking are stolen. He gets very upset, stating the violin was given to him by his grandfather, who he seemed to have been close with, since he had a tattoo of his grandfather's death date on his bicep. Later, she tries to help him with a loaner violin from the Conservatory, but he tells her he doesn't want charity and seems to be accusing her of being a rich, entitled snob because she attends the Conservatory, not knowing she's on scholarship. She learns he is illegally living in the USA, which is why he didn't report the theft to the police or ask them for help to retrieve his violin. She also learns that there is a competition where a dancer performs with a string musician, and the winner gets a scholarship, which could qualify Johnnie for a student visa, and earn him 25 grand.
Right before the competition, Johnnie is taken in by the police, and he can be forgiven for illegally living in America if he helps them find out the fraud attorney. Ruby and the hip hop group are about to start the competition without Johnnie since he hasn't shown up, but he finally does show up. The group performs their dance and music. The judges have mixed feelings about the non-classical dance, and when the group finishes, no one claps. Finally, the audience erupts into clapping and whooping. The judges announce Ruby and Johnnie's group the winner, and everyone is happy, except for the rival team.
High Strung: Free Dance is a movie about this cute ballerina, Barlow (Juliet Doherty), trying to make it in the dancing industry. Her mom (Jane Seymour)? A ballet teacher. Where else would Barlow get her amazing dance skills from?
Tyce Diorio: I was contacted by Michael and Janeen Damian. The were looking for a choreographer to head up the whole filming collaboration, and they sent me a script. I read it, we discussed it, they let me know they were interviewing different people for it and in the end I got the job. We collaborated on ideas moment by moment. Myles Thatcher was a beautiful talent to work with, along with Phillip Chbeeb, and all of the lovely, glorious dancers who were part of it it. It was so fulfilling as a whole project.
TD: These dancers that I was fortunate enough to work with are the best in the business. We all bonded quickly because we were shooting in Europe. It was a collaborative experience, and everyone was both professional and pliable. We were working long hours, but it was totally enjoyable because we were making something that was on such a high level dance-wise with such exceptional artists.
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Ruby and her roommate go to a pub to unwind. There, a Celtic Band and a group of Irish Step dancers play and dance to a medley of beloved dance tunes. This scene is beautifully done; there is even music by Chopin, at which point, the scene is back at the dance studio at MCA.
High Strung Free Dance tells the story of three different performers living in New York City. Zander Raines (Thomas Doherty), the young but famous choreographer creating a hot new Broadway show: Free Dance; Barlow (Juliet Doherty), the struggling Broadway dancer; and Charlie (Harry Jarvis), a talented composer and pianist working as a delivery driver. Raines soon hires them to help fulfill his creative vision, only for the three to become tangled in a love triangle.
You will see a few familiar faces. Well, okay, only two familiar faces. Jane Seymour plays the tough contemporary dance instructor. And in one subway scene, you see someone heading up the stairs to exit the station and he turns around and looks at the camera. He looked so familiar!
So who is this movie for? People who like dance movies, people who appreciate classical music, people who like happy endings. Moms and daughters, this is a great girls night out for you! (I might have even caught my son watching it over his shoulder).
During their visit to USC Kaufman, co-producers Janeen and Michael Damian discussed their careers, shared insider stories about the movie, and scouted fresh talent for future productions. Addressing a studio full of BFA dancers, the couple also offered advice about dancing on screen.
There's a new Dance Movie, which opened nationwide Friday, October 11th, that's sure to advance the genre in popularity. In the last few decades "Dirty Dancing," "Footloose," "Flashdance," "Saturday Night Fever," "Staying Alive" and more recently "La La Land" all caused quite a stir when they hit theatres, and many of them are still quite popular today.
"High Strung Free Dance" and it's predecessor "High Strung" (2016) has everything you could want to see and hear in a film about dance, music and dancers. Written and produced by professional dancer Janine Best Damian, "Solid Gold" and numerous film and television appearances, and her talented actor/singer/director/composer/husband Michael Damian (Joseph in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"/Broadway; 18 years appearing on "The Young and the Restless," among many other credits for directing, as a vocalist and creating soundtracks for films he's also directed). This latest film is one out of 13 films he has written and produced with Janeen, as well as directed; "Marley and Me: The Puppy Years," the "Flicka" franchise, and more.
There is some fantastic Cinematography, especially in the dance sequences. Viorel Sergovici, the Director of Photography, covering and not missing any of the movements in the dance sections, showcasing the artistic work of the various choreographers, one being the popular Tyce Diorio, of "So You Think You Can Dance," who is an Emmy Award - winning choreographer and has also been a guest judge for six seasons on "SYTYCD. " A multitude of other credits to his name, he heads up the amazing group of choreographers on this film.
There are many styles of dance to enjoy in this film, and many of the numbers combined genres, i.e. ballet and hip-hop, popping & locking. There's even a Bollywood Production number that absolutely sizzles, choreographed by Nakul Dev Mahajan who is one of the Associate Choreographers, and is a world-renowned Bollywood choreographer; also a long-time contributor choreographically to "So You Think You Can Dance."
My unmitigated favorite choreography was that of Myles Thatcher, Associate Choreographer, who constructed the ballet sequences. Myles Thatcher is a choreographer and corps de ballet dancer with the San Francisco Ballet . There is a recherché or elegant feeling to his work, filled with emotion, and the superb dancers in this film perform his sweeping, beautiful choreography all out, to the max.
From a Dance POV, "High Strung Free Dance" is a sublime treat. But if you are seeking something with an intricate, unusual plot line, filled with twists and turns, you may be a bit disappointed. The story is a familiar tale, which, looking back at other dance movies, follows pretty much the same synopsis.
Storywise, it's sort of a fairy tale, as in most of the events could never really happen the way they would occur in reality, but with all the talent being shown up there, and dancers dancing their hearts out, it allows your mind to suspend reality somewhat, and just behold all the wonderfulness coming at you.
Juliet Doherty, playing the main character, Barlow, is beyond exquisite, in every way. Stunningly beautiful with a lovely permeating softness about her, that makes you fall in love with her immediately; she dances like a dream and bares her feelings while doing that dreamy dancing, pulling focus with her extended reach technically, the beautiful lines through every motion, and, OMG, her feet/pointe!!!! Pure gorgeousness. She can also deliver the tough exterior her character needs when necessary, and her audition scene will knock your socks, or ballet slippers, off! (pictured at top) She has a litany of dance credits, starting her dance studies at the age of three, under her mom's, Krista, tutelage, and winning dance competitions all over the world, all before she was even considered an adult. She danced the lead in the film "On Pointe," and as well, speaks on "empowering young artists/people to achieve their dreams through mindful practice." She is a budding star, and has all the ingredients to a successful and meaningful career.
Thomas Doherty, who is from Edinburgh, Scotland, and no relation to Juliet, is very convincing as the Choreographer who ultimately hires Juliet to dance in his upcoming Broadway show. He plays Zander Raines, (a perfect name) the tempestuous Director/Choreographer who of course falls in love like everybody else, with Barlow, but his drive for success keeps getting in the way of their relationship. He is a passionate, wonderful dancer, gorgeous to look at, and plays his character to the hilt. Also, adding to his varied talents, he sings the closing credits' song, "Masterpiece," and after meeting him at the after-party, he is charming, interesting and definitely fits the role of "matinee idol." He has appeared in several movies, most notably as "Captain Harry Hook," in Disney's "Descendants 2," which he will reprise in the upcoming "Descendants 3."
Jane Seymour ("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," "Live & Let Die," "Somewhere in Time," "Wedding Crasher," etc.) plays Barlow's mom, Oksana, a dance teacher who trained her daughter, and is the only discernible link from the original "High Strung (2016)." A similar to other dance movies relationship between mom and daughter ensues, and she gives us just the right amount of motherly concern and pride to round out her character.
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