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After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.
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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Julia StilesSara Johnson
- Sean Patrick ThomasDerek Reynolds
- Kerry WashingtonChenille Reynolds
- Fredro StarrMalakai
- Terry KinneyRoy Johnson
- Bianca LawsonNikki
- Vince GreenSnookie
- Garland WhittKenny
- Elisabeth OasDiggy
- Artel GreatArvel
Crew
- Thomas CarterDirector
- Duane AdlerScreenplay
- Cheryl EdwardsScreenplay
- Robbie GreenbergDirector of Photography
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Jeff CanavanEditor
- Fritz FeickEditor
- Peter E. BergerEditor
- David MaddenProducer
- Scarlett LaceyProducer
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