Dance school movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant dance school movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, feel good, humorous, semi serious and sentimental films and TV shows about / with dance school, dancing, dancer's life, artists and showbiz, ambition, follow your dream, hopes, dancer, youth and friendship plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Music genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as dance school: The Next Step (2013), Dance Academy (2010), Honey 2 (2011), Step Up (2006), One Last Dance (2003), Step Up: High Water (2018), Bunheads (2012), Billy Elliot (2000), 1 Chance 2 Dance (2014), Go for It! (2011).

List of dance school movies

The Next Step (2013)
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Follow the lives of an elite group of young dancers who train at The Next Step Studio.
Style: captivating, semi serious, sentimental, realistic
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: dance school, dancer, dancing, follow your dream, dancer's life, contests and competitions, dance studio, teenage life, power relations, performer's life, youth, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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Dance Academy (2010)
Genre: Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: At Sydney's National Dance Academy, a few talented youngsters are recruited for the excruciatingly tough course. It follows Tara Webster, a sheepfarmgirl who's ambition is to be the next best ballerina. Jewish long line of doctors' ...
Style: sentimental, realistic, serious, captivating
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: dancer's life, ballet, dancing, friendship, dance school, ambitious, teacher, ambition, teenage life, hopes, talented, dancer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia
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 5.1
 8K
Honey 2 (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Sequel to the 2003 dance movie Honey. Recently released from juvenile detention, talented dancer Maria Ramirez finds an outlet for her passion with a new dance crew.
Style: captivating, uplifting, feel good, touching, realistic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot: dancing, dance school, dancer's life, street dance, juvenile delinquency, music, rise to the top, rivalry, ambition, fall in love, dancer, female protagonist ...
Time: 21st century
Place: bronx new york city, usa, new york
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 6.5
 121K
Step Up (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day ...
Style: feel good, captivating, sweet, romantic, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: dancing, happy ending, music, hip hop, love and romance, ballet, youth, dance school, couples, teenage love, teenager, high school ...
Time: 21st century
Place: baltimore, maryland, usa, san francisco
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Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight (2014)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Isabelle is an inspired dancer, but when her sister and a classmate make her doubt herself, she's motivated by a ballerina to find her own way to shine. Stars Erin Pitt & Grace Davidson.
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, sentimental, realistic
Audience: family outing, pre-teens
Plot: ballet, dancer's life, follow your dream, friendship, dance school, youth, family relations, dancing, child, artists and showbiz, friends, school ...
Time: 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa
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One Last Dance (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story: In the wake of tragedy, a renowed New York dance company is on the brink of collapse. After leaving the dance world for good, Travis, Chrissa, and Max are pulled in to resurrect the dance that shattered their careers. They have one last chance to ...
Style: realistic, serious, romantic, sexy
Audience: date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: dance school, dancing, follow your dream, lifestyle, performer's life, dancer's life, love and romance, redemption, ambition, artists and showbiz, teenage love, showbiz ...
Place: new york, usa
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Step Up: High Water (2018)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story: Twins Tal and Janelle relocate from Ohio to Atlanta, where at their new school High Water is always a beat.
Style: captivating, feel good, exciting, inspirational, sweet ...
Plot: dance school, dancing, hip hop, high school, dancer's life, school, dancer, art, music, hip hop culture, ambition, team ...
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 7.6
 9K
Bunheads (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Michelle, a Las Vegas showgirl, impulsively marries a man, moves to his sleepy coastal town, and takes an uneasy role at her new mother-in-law's dance school.
Style: humorous, feel good, sentimental, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night, teen drama
Plot: ballet, dancer, dance school, starting over, lifestyle, lifestyle change, dancing, small town life, small town, women, ballerina, couple relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, nevada, las vegas
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 7.7
 138K
Billy Elliot (2000)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Set against the background of the 1984 Miner's Strike, Billy Elliot is an 11 year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family's set ways, ...
Style: inspirational, touching, feel good, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience: date night, family outing, kids, girls' night, teens ...
Plot: coming of age, ballet, gay, father son relationship, friendship, dancing, working class, childhood, audition, follow your dream, boxing, dancer's life ...
Time: 20th century, year 1984, 90s, 80s
Place: england, northern england, london, europe
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1 Chance 2 Dance (2014)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: When a 17-year old aspiring dancer is uprooted in her high school senior year, she finds herself divided between two boys, and she will have one last shot at making her dream a reality.
Style: captivating, emotional, sincere, light
Audience: kids, girls' night, chick flick
Plot: dance school, one last chance, dancing, teenager, dancer, 17 year old, follow your dream, rivalry, love triangle, friendship, couples, family relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 3.7
 1K
Go for It! (2011)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Carmen is a good student with a bad attitude who lives for dancing in the underground clubs of Chicago. She yearns to be 'somebody' but is afraid to believe in herself. Her immigrant Mexican, working-class parents want her to stay in ...
Style: realistic, touching, emotional, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot: dancing, hip hop, ambition, follow your dream, self discovery, hopes, desire for fame, family relations, parents and children, dance school, contests and competitions, teachers and students ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago illinois, california, illinois
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 5.0
 17K
Fame (2009)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.
Style: romantic, melancholic, intense, semi serious, emotional ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, kids, date night, chick flick
Plot: dancing, teacher, high school, music, teenager, music business, reality, desire for fame, follow your dream, youth, dream come true, showbiz ...
Time: 80s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Dance Academy: The Movie (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Australia
Duration: 101 min.
Story: This 2017 movie follows the original dance academy TV show and tracks where the characters are in their lives now.
Style: captivating, sentimental
Audience: teens
Plot: dancing, ballet, friendship, dancer, teacher, dance school, school, artists and showbiz, ambition, ambitious, youth, student ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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Make It Happen (2008)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.
Style: sexy, entertaining, captivating, light, uplifting ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night
Plot: dancing, follow your dream, sexy woman, self discovery, ambition, love and romance, rivalry, contests and competitions, youth, friendship, dance school, teenager ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, chicago illinois
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Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Writer-director Randall Miller's heart-achingly sweet drama centers on the unsatisfying personal life of protagonist Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle), a sensitive baker who remains deeply despondent over his late wife's untimely death. When ...
Style: feel good, touching, humorous, sentimental, realistic ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: dancer's life, starting over, dance school, parents and children, couples, couple relations, love and romance, dancing, dance lesson, widower, ambulance, car accident ...
Place: pasadena california
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Shall We Dance? (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, a bored and overworked estate lawyer signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
Style: touching, feel good, inspirational, sentimental, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night
Plot: dancing, friendship, couple relations, follow your dream, marriage, mentor, dancer's life, couples, hopes, rags to riches, contests and competitions, teachers and students ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, chicago illinois, san francisco
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 5.3
 46K
Honey (2003)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Honey Daniels (Jessica Alba) dreams of making a name for herself as a hip-hop choreographer. When she's not busy hitting downtown clubs with her friends, she teaches dance classes at a nearby community center in Harlem, N.Y., as a way to keep ...
Style: sexy, inspirational, exciting, semi serious, romantic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, kids
Plot: dancing, hip hop, music, street dance, lifestyle, follow your dream, teenager, love and romance, choreographer, cheerleading, ambition, starting over ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york, harlem, new york city, harlem
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Go! Live Your Way (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: Argentina
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Charismatic Mía gets a scholarship to an elite performing arts school, where she makes close friends but clashes with the owner's popular daughter.
Style: inspirational, light, colourful, entertaining, scenic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, dancing, dance school, high school, teenager, school, rivalry, teenage girl, friends, love and romance, relationships, teenage life ...
Place: argentina
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Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2008)
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Join Angelina Ballerina as she finds her way in her new school, puts together her own show and tries to land a leading role in the Mouskinov Ballet. Prepare to pirouette along with everyone's favorite ballerina in these sparkling stories!
Style: semi serious, humorous, feel good, captivating
Audience: kids
Plot: follow your dream, dancer's life, ambition, youth, dance school, teachers and students, family relations, friends, hopes, mouse, artists and showbiz, school ...
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Come Dance with Me (2012)
Genre: Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Jack (Andrew McCarthy) is an executive in a financial brokerage firm trying to impress the firm’s president, Drew Clayton (Chris Gillett), in hopes of a promotion. However, Jack is dating the fabulously rich and elegant Demi Clayton (Stephanie ...
Style: realistic, feel good, captivating, light, humorous ...
Audience: date night, family outing, girls' night
Plot: christmas, fall in love, couples, love triangle, dance school, waltz, boss and employee, social differences, dating, love interest, dancing, ballroom dancing ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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Angelina Ballerina (2001)
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: UK
TV show
Story: Angelina, the remarkable prima ballerina mouse stars in 4 new adventures in Lights, Camera, Action! Re-released in a new handle box. Lights, Camera, Action! - When Angelina enters a movie-making contest she decides to make a weepy melodrama in ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, humorous, captivating
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: dancer's life, mischievous children, follow your dream, best friends, hopes, ambition, youth, dance school, teachers and students, ballet, cartoon mouse, mouse ...
Time: 2000s
Place: england, europe
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 5.8
 325
Musical Chairs (2011)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: When his dancer partner, Mia, lands in the hospital after an accident, Armando persuades her to train for an upcoming wheelchair ballroom dancing contest
Style: emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, sincere ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: disability, human spirit, follow your dream, lifestyle, couples, dance school, against the odds, hopes, ambition, contests and competitions, society, dancing ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa, bronx new york city
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 8.6
 30K
POSE (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene.
Style: light, atmospheric, entertaining, inspirational, sexy ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lgbt, gay, lgbtq, transsexual, female impersonator, desire for fame, dance school, socialite, success, showgirl, aids, society ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york
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 5.8
 11K
StreetDance 3D (2010)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In order to win the Street Dance Championships, a dance crew is forced to work with ballet dancers from the Royal Dance School in exchange for rehearsal space.
Style: funny, feel good, realistic, sexy, captivating ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: dancing, street dance, dancer's life, dance contest, dance school, ballerina, music, ballet, teenager, competition, dream, love and romance ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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 6.8
 968
Backstage (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A group of “very talented” teenagers sing, dance, and perform their way to the top at the famous Keaton School of the Arts! From the disappointments of failure, to the new friendships and crowning achievements, being a student at Keaton means ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, entertaining
Plot: dance school, school, high school life, teenage life, teenager, slice of life, adolescence, friends, schoolboy, friendship, relationship problems, high school ...
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Pretty the Series (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: These are the trials and tribulations of the Champagne family, and all their collective friends and enemies, on their bumpy road to temporary reality stardom.
Style: not serious, realistic, parody, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: desire for fame, artists and showbiz, family life, eccentric family, family relations, ambition, contests and competitions, dance school, siblings relations, parents and children, teachers and students, disorder ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.0
 109
Spring (2002)
Genre: Drama, Family, Comedy, Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 10 min.
TV show
Story: Spring was a Flemish television soap made by Studio 100 for children's channel Ketnet. Six seasons were taped between 2002 and 2007 during the summer period.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: teenage love, youth, love and romance, dancer's life, music band, artists and showbiz, teenage life, family relations, dance school, dancing, friends, siblings relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, belgium
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Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the schools hottest dancer, Chase, to form a crew of ...
Style: romantic, entertaining, inspirational, captivating, humorous ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, date night, chick flick, kids
Plot: dancing, dancer, ballet, dancer's life, youth, hip hop, street dance, contests and competitions, teenage love, dance contest, music, high school ...
Time: 21st century
Place: maryland, baltimore, usa
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Shall We Dance? (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 136 min.
Story: A bored Japanese accountant sees a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves ballroom dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a ...
Style: sentimental, feel good, humorous, sexy, romantic ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: dancing, self discovery, ballroom dancing, samurai, dancer's life, loneliness, love story, obsession, redemption, mentor, solitude, catastrophe ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
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Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 117 min.
Story: At the age of 11, Li was plucked from a poor Chinese village by Madame Mao's cultural delegates and taken to Beijing to study ballet. In 1979, during a cultural exchange to Texas, he fell in love with an American woman. Two years later, he ...
Style: uplifting, touching, emotional, serious, captivating ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: dancing, ballet, interracial romance, against the odds, dancer, ambition, communism, promise, immigrants, self fulfillment, human spirit, follow your dream ...
Time: 60s, 70s, 20th century, year 1973, year 1986 ...
Place: china, austin texas, texas, usa, asia ...
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