Jewels_08 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Center Stage 2: Turn It Up premieres this Saturday, November 1st on the Oxygen Channel at 8:00 p.m. Eastern / 7:00 Central We've been anxiously waiting for this sequel~~ Quote Link to comment
Swanilda Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 I'm so jealous! Please someone post when it is released to DVD so I can beg someone to send it to me! Quote Link to comment
fendrock Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Here's the synopsis I found for this movie: All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet. But when she doesnt make it after auditioning, she learns that it takes more than precision and perfection to succeed in the dance world. With a turn in a cutting-edge hip-hop club and the help of a good-looking former hockey player, she may just find the passion she needs to make her dreams come true. Peter Gallagher (TVs The O.C.) and a cast of hot up-and-coming stars including newcomers Rachele Smith and Kenny Wormald rock to a new beat in this unmissable sensation! Quote Link to comment
Chronus24 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Does it have even the slightest redeeming quality (i.e. Wheeldon choreography, SAB students, ballet dancer cameos, NYST shots) or is it rather yet another hackneyed "Hip Hop = Life Lessons" bonanza?... Quote Link to comment
fendrock Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Well, per the lead's resume, she hasn't studied ballet at any prepro schools. Quote Link to comment
Jewels_08 Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Guess we will find out Saturday night, but the above synopsis left out that Ethan Stiefel is returning for this sequel. Quote Link to comment
snow Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Oh, now I know what I've been doing wrong. I've been looking for excellent ballet teachers when all along what my daughter needed to succeed was a good-looking ex-hockey player... Think we'd better stick to the ballet teachers. Quote Link to comment
caliope Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 self taught ballet dancer !! Quote Link to comment
ripresa Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 eeeeeeek. ethan steifel! *dreamy gaze* Quote Link to comment
Momof3darlings Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Not all the actresses in Centerstage I had ballet training either, at least not training all the way up did they? That's what the "stunt double" dancers were used for. Quote Link to comment
sgmca Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Yah, but another hip hop movie... Quote Link to comment
Momof3darlings Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 LOL, yes, verdict will be held in check until I see it. However, I was one who enjoyed the 1st one in the theatres when many others were saying it wasn't much of a movie. Quote Link to comment
Jewels_08 Posted October 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 I don't know if ALL had formal ballet training, but I do know that Amanda Schull "Jody Sawyer" trained with SFB, where she was discovered for the role. Zoe Saldana "Eva" studied ballet at ECOS in the Dominican Republic. Sascha Radetsky "Charlie" is a very accomplished dancer, currently dancing with the Dutch National Ballet as a Principal. Julie Kent "Kathleen" is still a Principal with ABT. Megan Pepin "Anna" danced in the Corps de Ballet of the New York City Ballet. Sandra Brown "Swan Lake Soloist" is a soloist with ABT. Elizabeth Gaither "Swan Lake Soloist" Corps de Ballet of ABT. Also, the majority of the cast that I had researched acting as dancers truly were dancers or are dancers with ABT or NYCB in some capacity. So, I'm not sure how many "dance doubles" were actually used. Quote Link to comment
casserina Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 I've been waiting for this movie all summer! I can't wait to watch it! Just a little less than a week away. I don't think it will be nearly as good or as original as the first but it will still be worth watching. I really hope it doesn't incorporate hip hop in anyway. Quote Link to comment
Clara 76 Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 Jewels- Aren't those dancers that you named from the first movie, and not this one? I looked at IMDB and the only dancer I saw in the second movie was Ethan Steifel (Yummy! ) Quote Link to comment
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