Dancin': It's On!

Dancin': It's On! is a 2015 American musical romance film directed and co-written by David Winters. The movie stars numerous winner and runner ups of the dance competition TV show So You Think You Can Dance. Within that ensemble, the cast is led by Witney Carson, and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp.[3] It also co-stars Gary Daniels and David Winters.

Dancin' It's On!
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Winters
Produced byDavid Winters
Written by
Starring
Music byMisha Segal
CinematographyAlan Roberts
Edited byAlan Roberts
Production
company
East Side Story
Distributed byMedallion Releasing
Release date
  • October 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
Running time
89 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$27,000[2]

It was released on October 30, 2015.

Plot

The movie is about Jennifer (Carson), a girl from Beverly Hills, California, who is sent on a summer holiday in to meet her estranged father Jerry (Daniels) who owns a famous hotel in Panama City, Florida. While there she falls in love with Ken (Wespi-Tschopp), a boy who works there. The two compete in a dancing competition after becoming romantically involved even with disapproval from her father.[4]

Cast
  • Witney Carson as Jennifer Gabriella August
  • Chehon Wespi-Tschopp as Ken
  • David Winters as Hal Sanders
  • Jordan Clark as Shotsy
  • Gary Daniels as Jerry August
  • Matt Marr as Danny
  • Russel Ferguson as the Captain
  • Pauline Mata as Pauline
  • Ava Fabian as Jennifer's mother
  • Brandon Bryant as Brandon
  • Tadd Gadduang as Tadd
  • Comfort Fedoke as Comfort

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times reviewer Michael Rechtshaffen, gave the film a largely negative review which concluded, "the low-budget production, with its soapy dialogue and cheesy video effects, should have splurged for someone to help choreograph the leads’ stiffly executed dramatic exchanges."[5] The Seattle Times reviewer Soren Andersen rated the film one star out of four, criticizing the "simplistic" plot and stiff acting of the lead characters.[6]

References
  1. "Dancin' It's On (2015)". Boxofficemojo.com. 2015-10-23. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
  2. "Star Titles 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' 'Burnt' Fall As 'Martian' Dominates Lowest Grossing Weekend Of 2015 – Sunday Postmortem". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline.com. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. ""SYTYCD" Stars Go Hollywood". Dance Spirit. 2017-03-23. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  4. "Choreographer David Winters Opens Up About His New Film And His Love Of Fort Lauderdale". Fort Lauderdale Daily. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  5. Michael Rechtshaffen (October 25, 2015). "Review: 'Dancin' It's On' stumbles on drama scenes". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  6. Soren Andersen (October 29, 2015). "'Dancin' It's On': Acting is off". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
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