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They inspire me and I would love to star in one, soon

They inspired me when I was a kid and wanted to become a dancer.I loved Staying alive, Flashdance and Saturday Night Fever.Nowadays dance movies do not excite me as much I have to admit.Maybe cause I am not a teenager anymore or simply cause they are very commercial and t the storyline it's poor and lack of content.Cheers

I meant to respond to this much sooner; apologies. Dance movies always inspire me and make me work with renewed energy after having watched one. That said, I think they come out best when the story and performers appear as realistic to the art world, as possible. For example, many movies depict performers as overall happy, with a few exceptions. Well, that's not reality. I personally thought I was total crap when I was in training and didn't even find out that I was a star student, at the time, until my mother told me that about ten years later. Plus, I pretty much cried about my various technical complications every day, once I returned home to soak; not realizing that most others were very happy with my technique and performance - perfectionism means for a lot of dissapointement in oneself. That kind of idea, be it a dancer, musician, singer or whomever, is very rarely portrayed. Another type of issue rarely portrayed is how friends and family play a huge part in affecting the rest of your daily life. Very often, they don't realize that the idea of going skiing, as a dancer; or to perhaps a noisy, crowded and smoke filled concert for a singer can be harmful to their performing abilities and to pressure them into such situations can be very stressful. Thanks for the question; very interesting topic.

I love dance films and I make dance films. Someone once told me that dance films are not mainstream enough to make it, but I continue to do so and I am currently in production of two new short films. I take narrative stories and tell them through modern dance using dramatic close up cinematography. Pina Bausch is one of my heroes. I agree with everything said here, dance helps to heal us and transform our lives. It is needed in society as a way of expressing ourselves through movement. My dream is to make a dance feature film, first I continue to build my portfolio and skill set by making short films. Made my day to see this discussion.

I like watching new dance moves that I have never seen before and wish that I can dance like that! I think it is very creative and you should definitely make a dance movie! I would watch it about 50 times on Netflix!