Tuesday, January 22, 2013

First Position 2011


     This film follows six dancers ages 9-19 and from five continents as they prepare for a worldwide competition.  The Youth America Grand Prix can change their lives.  There are only a limited number of scholarships and contracts available for thousands of entrants.  Only practice, perfection, discipline will lead to selection as the best.
     Very grueling, trying to make their bodies do what they were not designed to do but reshape them to enable them to do the perfect performance.  Pain and injury doesn’t stop them, they must move forward.  You don’t have to know anything about ballet to appreciate their commitment.  4* (I really liked this movie) 

90 min, Doc directed by Bess Kargman with Gaya Bommer Yemini, Michaela Deprince, Jules Javis Fogarty, Miko Fogarty, Rebecca Houseknect, Joan Sebastian Zamora.

Note:  Blockbuter 3 ½*, imdb 7.0 out of 10, 96% critic 84% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

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