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Brief Synopsis
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Follows the hopes and dreams of a tight-knit group of young dance students as they try to make a name for themselves and become stars in the fiercely competitive world of professional dance. Vibrant and supremely gifted, they are students who devote themselves to their art, sacrificing ordinary plea
Cast & Crew
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Nicholas Hytner
Director
Amanda Schull
Jody
Zoe Saldana
Eva
Susan May Pratt
Maureen
Peter Gallagher
Jonathan Reeves
Donna Murphy
Juliette
Film Details
Also Known As
Danse ta vie
MPAA Rating
Genre
Dance
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Columbia Pictures; Laurence Mark Productions; New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting; New York State Governor'S Office For Motion Picture & Tv Development; Panavision, Ltd.; Peter Govey Film Opticals; Sony Music; Sony Music Soundtrax; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Tomkats Movie Catering, Llc; Twickenham Film Studios; Twickenham Studios; Vtr; Warner Bros. Worldwide Studio Facilities
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Cts; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 53m
Synopsis
Follows the hopes and dreams of a tight-knit group of young dance students as they try to make a name for themselves and become stars in the fiercely competitive world of professional dance. Vibrant and supremely gifted, they are students who devote themselves to their art, sacrificing ordinary pleasures of life to train with the rigor of Olympic athletes. While experiencing the normal joys and sorrows, loves and conflicts of youth, they vie for a place in an ultra-selective professional dance company. Featuring a diverse musical palette--from Tchaikovsky to Jamiroquai--the story traces these fresh-faced talented friends as they strive to take their place on center stage.
Director
Nicholas Hytner
Director
Cast
Amanda Schull
Jody
Zoe Saldana
Eva
Susan May Pratt
Maureen
Peter Gallagher
Jonathan Reeves
Donna Murphy
Juliette
Debra Monk
Nancy
Ethan Stiefel
Cooper Nielson
Sascha Radetsky
Charlie
Julie Kent
Kathleen
Ilya Kulik
Sergei
Eion Bailey
Jim
Shakiem Evans
Erik
Elizabeth Hubbard
Joan Miller
Victor Anthony
Thomas
Christine Dunham
Audition Teacher
Stephen Stout
Mr Sawyer
Maryann Plunkett
Mrs Sawyer
Laura Hicks
Nervous Mother
Barbara Caruso
Aba Scout
Jeffrey Hayenga
Aba Scout
Karen Shallo
Mother At Audition
Carlo Alban
Eva'S Friend
Giselle Daly
Eva'S Friend
Lisa Leguillo
Aba Girls' Class Teacher
Robert Montano
Aba Pas De Deux Class Teacher
Megan Pepin
Anna
Victoria Born
Emily
Kirk Peterson
Aba Boys' Class Teacher
Elizabeth Gaither
Swan Lake Soloist
Oksana Konobeyeva
Swan Lake Soloist
Ekaterina Shelkanova
Swan Lake Soloist
Nancy Mcdoniel
Gala Patron
Sandy Hamilton
Gala Patron
Olga Merediz
Aba Receptionist
Elvis Crespo
Salsa Singer
Giselle Tcherniak
Salsa Singer
Jamie Bonelli
Girl At Salsa Club
Micki Paley
Girl At Salsa Club
Randy Pearlstein
Jim'S Friend
Nancy Hess
Sergei'S Salsa Partner
Lovette George
Jazz Class Receptionist
Priscilla Lopez
Jazz Class Teacher
Brenda Thomas Denmark
Jonathan'S Secretary
Warren Carlyle
Cooper'S Assistant
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Emily'S Mother
Kari Thompson
Stage Manager
Aesha Ash
Aba Student; Jonathan'S Ballet Soloist
Sean Stewart
Jonathan'S Ballet Soloist
Ashley Anderson
Aba Student
Ryan Kelly
Aba Student
Jared Angle
Aba Student
Rebecca Krohn
Aba Student
Jessica Kusak
Aba Student
Erin Baiano
Aba Student
Ryan Lawrence
Aba Student
Jennifer Balcerzak
Aba Student
Riolama Lorenzo
Aba Student
Ellen Bar
Aba Student
Stephanie Lyons
Aba Student
Tamara Barden
Aba Student
Deanna Mcbrearty
Aba Student
Sant'gria Bello
Aba Student
Eleena Melamed
Aba Student
Dustin Brauneck
Aba Student
Justin Morris
Aba Student
Melissa Cabrera
Aba Student
Gillian Murphy
Aba Student
Martine Ciccone
Aba Student
Laura Paulus
Aba Student
Elena Diner
Aba Student
Matt Pitcher
Aba Student
Nicole Epstein
Aba Student
Jonathan Porretta
Aba Student
Alina Faye
Aba Student
Carrie Lee Riggins
Aba Student
Elizabeth Ford
Aba Student
Emilie Schlegel
Aba Student
Jason Fowler
Aba Student
David Schneider
Aba Student
Kurt Froman
Aba Student
Chrissy Schultz
Aba Student
Kyle Froman
Aba Student
Aaron Severini
Aba Student
Davena Gross
Aba Student
Kristin Sloan
Aba Student
Natalia Haigler
Aba Student
Jonathan Stafford
Aba Student
Craig Hall
Ryan Stewart
Aba Student
Stephen Hanna
Aba Student
Janie Taylor
Aba Student
Adam Hendrickson
Aba Student
Pascale Van Kipnis
Aba Student
Patrick Howell
Aba Student
Jamie Wolf
Aba Student
Julio Augustin
Jazz Class Dancer
Stephanie Michels
Jazz Class Dancer
Jim Borstelmann
Jazz Class Dancer
Lisa Nafegar
Jazz Class Dancer
Liam Burke
Jazz Class Dancer
Michael O'donnell
Jazz Class Dancer
Chris Davis
Jazz Class Dancer
Angela Piccinni
Jazz Class Dancer
Nina Goldman
Jazz Class Dancer
Mimi Quillin
Jazz Class Dancer
Shannon Hammonds
Jazz Class Dancer
John Michael Schert
Jazz Class Dancer
Lisa Shriver
Jazz Class Dancer
Sean Martin Hingston
Jazz Class Dancer
Scott Taylor
Jazz Class Dancer
Joann Hunter
Jazz Class Dancer
Endalyn Taylor-shellmann
Jazz Class Dancer
Violetta Klimczewska
Jazz Class Dancer
Rocker Verastique
Jazz Class Dancer
Keri Lee
Jazz Class Dancer
Robert Wersinger
Jazz Class Dancer
Jack Hayes
David Weinman
Leadman
Crew
Phillip Aaron
Song; Song Producer ("We'Re Dancing")
Adolph Adam
Song ("Le Corsaire")
Adolphe Adam
Song
Chad Ahrendt
Assistant (To Laurence Mark)
Isaac Albeniz
Song ("Granada Opus 47 No 1")
Petra Alexandria
Assistant (To Laurence Mark Productions)
Rico Anderson
Song Producer ("We'Re Dancing")
Bob Andes
Key Grip
Tariq Anwar
Editor
Tiffany Arbuckle
Song ("I Wanna Be With You")
Joy Askew
Song ("Don'T Get Lost In The Crowd (From 'Center Stage')")
Heather Baird
Casting Associate
George Balanchine
Choreography Of Stars And Stripes
Ashley Ballard
Song ("Don'T Get Lost In The Crowd (From 'Center Stage')")
Caroline Baron
Co-Producer
Michael Barosky
Sound Mixer
Drew Barr
Assistant (To Nicholas Hytner)
Anthony Battaglia
Song Producer ("A Girl Can Dream")
Lisa Beach
Additional Casting
Monica Benavides
Dga Trainee
Frank Bennett
Original Music
Susan Bode
Set Decorator
Patty Carey
Assistant Locations
Warren Carlyle
Assistant (To Susan Stroman)
Andrew Casey
Camera Operator
Luann Claps
Makeup Artist
Lisa Clifford-owen
2nd Assistant Film Editor
James Cohen
Production Assistant
Elvis Crespo
Song Performer ("Eres Tu" "Mas Que Una Caricia")
Elvis Crespo
Song/Song Performer ("Come Baby Come")
Luis Angel Cruz
Song ("Eres Tu")
Gizelle D'cole
Song ("Come Baby Come")
Lashawn Daniels
Song ("Don'T Get Lost In The Crowd (From 'Center Stage')")
David Davenport
Key Wardrobe
Andrew J. Day
Chief Lighting Technician
Eddie De Lange
Song ("Moonglow")
Leo Delibes
Song ("Coppelia--Mazurka")
Naomi Donne
Key Makeup Artist
Brendan Donnison
Voice Casting
Ann Edgeworth
Assistant Props
Patricia Eiben
Wardrobe
Karen E. Etcoff
Extras Casting
Georgina Feldman
Other
Armando Fente
1st Assistant Film Editor
George Fenton
Music; Music Composer & Conductor
Shaun Fisher
Song Producer ("A Girl Can Dream")
Adam Geiger
2nd Assistant Film Editor
Amy Goodman
Assistant (To Caroline Baron)
Susannah Grant
Screenwriter
Pauline Griffiths
Foley Artist
David Gropman
Production Designer
Howard Halsall
Dialogue Editor
Sandy Hamilton
Property Master
Tim Hands
Supervising Sound Editor
Carol Heikkinen
Screenwriter
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Sam Hoffman
1st Assistant Director
John Holliday
Song ("Friends Forever")
Will Hudson
Song ("Moonglow")
Joni Huth
Wardrobe
Edward Iacobelli
Transportation Captain
Craig Irving
Re-Recording Mixer
Lev Ivanov
Choreography Of Swan Lake
Michael Jackson
Song Performer ("The Way You Make Me Feel")
Michael Jackson
Song
Seth Jordan Jacobs
Production Assistant
Alejandro Jaen
Song ("Mas Que Una Caricia")
Briggita Jansen
Song ("Friends Forever")
Rodney Jerkins
Song Producer ("Don'T Get Lost In The Crowd (From 'Center Stage')")
Lori Johnson
Production Coordinator
Larry Kaplan
Unit Publicist
Dave Katz
Song ("Candy")
Simon Katz
Song ("Cosmic Girl")
Hershy Kay
Song Arranger ("Star And Stripes")
Jay Kay
Songs ("Cosmic Girl" "Canned Heat")
Khris Kellow
Song Producer ("If I Was The One")
Richard Kerekes
Dolly Grip
Mark Lafbery
Re-Recording Mixer
Daniel Laurie
Assistant Sound Editor
Amy Lauritsen
2nd Assistant Director
Stephane Lempire
Hair Stylist
Miguel Lopez-castillo
Assistant Art Director
Stephanie Lowry
Music Editor
Bruce Maccallum
Camera Operator
Zoe Mackler
Assistant (To Christopher Wheeldon)
Sir Kenneth Macmillan
Choreography Of Romeo And Juliet
Stephanie Maillard
Song ("Friends Forever")
Eric Mansur
Assistant (To Laurence Mark)
Laurence Mark
Producer
Peter Marshall
Physical Therapist
Peter Martins
Special Thanks (New York City Ballet)
Harvey Mason
Song Producer ("Don'T Get Lost In The Crowd (From 'Center Stage')")
Kathleen Mcgill
Unit Production Manager
Derrick Mckenzie
Song ("Cosmic Girl")
Kevin Mckenzie
Ballet Consultant
Bob Mcmillian
Color Timer
Karen Meisels
Casting Associate
Felix Mendelssohn
Song
Nicholas R. Miller
Construction Coordinator
Irving Mills
Song ("Moonglow")
Ludwig Minkus
Song ("La Bayadere")
Douglas Moe
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mandy Moore
Song Performer ("Candy" "I Want To Be With You")
Kris Moran
Assistant Props
John Mortera
Song ("We'Re Dancing")
Linda Murphy
Boom Operator
Ruth Myers
Costume Designer
Robbie Nevil
Song ("Get Used To This")
Heather Norton
1st Assistant Camera
Emily Loreto O'connor
Assistant Costume Designer
Robert P O'neill
Transportation Co-Captain
Nina Ossoff
Song ("A Girl Can Dream")
Sheila Paige
Script Supervisor
Rocco Palmieri
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Shelly Peiken
Songs ("First Kiss" "I Wanna Be With You")
Kirk Peterson
Ballet Class Movement Arranger
Shelly Pieken
Song ("I Wanna Be With You")
Lyn Pinezich
Location Manager
Dmitry Polischuk
Song
Dmitry Polischuk
Song Performer ("Adagio For A Ballet Class")
Sergei Sergeevich Prokofiev
Song ("Romeo And Juliet Opus 64")
Lyndell Quiyou
Key Hairstylist
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Music ("Piano Concerto No 2 In C Minor Opus 18")
Denise Rich
Song ("Candy")
John Richards
Other
Guy Roche
Song ("First Kiss"), Song Producer ("If I Was The One")
Peter Rogness
Art Director
Amy Rome
Special Thanks (The School Of American Ballet)
Cory Rooney
Song Co-Producer ("We'Re Dancing")
Ken Ross
Music Supervision
Jimmy Santis
Song ("A Girl Can Dream")
Michael Saxton
Post-Production Supervisor
Ben Selkow
Production Assistant
Nicola Shaw
Song ("Friends Forever")
Dan Shea
Song Co-Producer ("We'Re Dancing")
James E Sheridan
Production Assistant
Kathryn Shertzer
Production Assistant
Lisa Shriver
Assistant (To Susan Stroman)
Geoffrey Simpson
Director Of Photography
Saska Simpson
1st Assistant Film Editor
Steve Skinner
Song ("A Girl Can Dream")
Christopher Skutch
2nd Grip
Toby Smith
Song ("Cosmic Girl")
John Philip Sousa
Song ("Star And Stripes")
Trevor Steel
Song ("Friends Forever")
Vaughn Stewart
Song ("We'Re Dancing")
Susan Stroman
Choreography
Graham Sutton
Music Editor
Eric Swanek
1st Assistant Camera
Daniel Swee
Casting
Chet Swiatkowski
Piano Soloist ("Piano Concerto No 2 In C Minor Opus 18")
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Music ("Swan Lake Opus 20" "Don Quixote" "The Nutcracker Opus 71" "Sleeping Beauty Opus 66")
Keith Thomas
Song; Song Producer ("I Wanna Be With You")
Kari Thompson
Supervisor
Helgi Tomasson
Special Thanks (San Francisco Ballet)
Robert Topol
Other
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Jennifer Truelove
Second 2nd Assistant Director
Robin Urdang
On-Camera Music Supervisor
Jane Vaughn
Song ("Friends Forever")
Buchanan Wallis
Song ("Cosmic Girl")
Diane Warren
Song ("If I Was The One")
Wendy Wasserstein
Screenwriter
Barry Wetcher
Stills Photographer
Christopher Wheeldon
Choreography Of Jonathan'S Ballet
Jack Whittaker
Assistant Sound Editor
Nadine Wilson
Production Accountant
Alyssa Winter
Assistant Set Decorator
Little Stevie Wonder
Song ("Higher Ground")
Jenny Lee Wright
Foley Artist
Susan J. Wright
Key Wardrobe
Stuart Zender
Song ("Cosmic Girl")
Film Details
Also Known As
Danse ta vie
MPAA Rating
Genre
Dance
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Columbia Pictures; Laurence Mark Productions; New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting; New York State Governor'S Office For Motion Picture & Tv Development; Panavision, Ltd.; Peter Govey Film Opticals; Sony Music; Sony Music Soundtrax; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Tomkats Movie Catering, Llc; Twickenham Film Studios; Twickenham Studios; Vtr; Warner Bros. Worldwide Studio Facilities
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Cts; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International
Location
New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 53m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Spring May 12, 2000
Released in United States on Video October 24, 2000
Released in United States September 2000
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.
Completed shooting September 14, 1999.
Began shooting July 12, 1999.
Released in United States Spring May 12, 2000
Released in United States on Video October 24, 2000
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Film September 1-10, 2000.)
