Rating: 
Summary: Excellent!!!!!!
Review: I just wanna say that this movie is one of the best I've ever seen. I'm a dancer but I don't do ballet I do jazz. I found this movie great to watch becasue of having danced for almost ten years. I think that people who haven't danced would also very much enjoy this film because it ahs a story behind it which is easy to follow. I recommend this video to anyone!!!
Rating: 
Summary: Fun and good if you like dancing!
Review: While this movie may not be the best for plot and story development its just fun and a different spin on a teen style flick. The dance scenes are entertaining, although with as many as their are in the film you feel like its a showcase for the dancers.The acting is done by little known actors who can dance basically. The only familiar characters are Maureen [Susan May Pratt] from Drive Me Crazy, and Johnathan [Peter Gallagher] from American Beauty. If you love ballet then this film is entertaining, and if your a teen like me the hot guys like Charlie are enough to keep you watching. :P While the movie lacks in plot it has its good moments and the development is a bit weak but honestly I couldn't help liking the film!
Rating:
Summary: very impressive
Review: I really felt that this was a great film. I admit that it was lacking a bit in the acting department, but it was great fun and entertaining and something most any dancer can relate to. The dancing was great, as was the choreography. I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a good dance film with an easy plot to follow.
Rating:
Summary: Beautiful
Review: Beautiful choreography,dancing, costumes, and young people. How wonderful to see the dancers faces in a movie while they dance. The acting wasn't outstanding, but who cares, it was about the dance.
Rating:
Summary: A great flick
Review: I absoulutly hate ballet, but when I saw this video, I was amazed! I am now starting to enjoy videos with dancing, cheerleading, etc, etc. This also teaches a very important lesson in life. I recommend this to anyone!
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Summary: Just Dance!!
Review: I was itching to see this movie and when the DVD arrived in the mail I was very excited. Let me tell you there was no disappointment! There was a great range of characters, with the sweet female lead to the arrogant principal dancer, the wisecracking one and the SNAG. One good thing is that you were shown the highs and lows of the Dance world and the choice of dancers - who can also act - suited the film very well. Watching these characters in the movie, who incidntly, are dancers in real-life - almost makes you feel like you were there experiencing things with them...or wishing you were! The dance sequences will make you want to start dancing in your lounge chair - which I managed to do on occassion and the last dance sequence was phenominal!! This is definately one for the collection. Buy it! Watch it! Love it!
Rating:
Summary: Good overall, but some irking problems.
Review: Surprisingly enough, "Center Stage" was a pretty good movie. Nothing that really excels or bombs in my opinion, but I did have some problems with it. Not really problems; more like little irkings. The first was the star, Amanda Schull. She seemed to have no rhythm. Now when I say this, I don't mean she can't dance. I just mean she has no internal metronome. In the ballet and jazz classes she was off by the slightest little bit. This bothers me because, as a very involved musician, you learn how being off just a little bit can really screw you up. Another was the fact that the characters were flat. Where is the development? People are multidemensional, and while I understand that ballet is your career, it shouldn't be all of you. The last was that the passage of time never really happened. I watched it twice, and only the second time did I have a better grip on "reality". It's two hours long and is supposed to cover at least nine months of ground; however, it felt like only a week had passed between the auditions and the student workshop. But as I said, overall this is a good piece. I'm questioning how many are real dancers and how many are fake (I would have guessed the lead to be fake in a second, though she's s young pro?). I don't remember much about when this came out in theaters, but I do remember the big deal about that Sascha (Charlie) fellow. He didn't seem to have a very big part. Just goes to show how misleading previews are. I'd welcome a copy into my home, but not for $107. It was strange to watch a movie about ballet dancers (still a novel concept to mainstream), but I was intrigued and it held my attention the whole time. Unfortunately, it doesn't have a large audience to cater to, so it will be passed over. It deserves more credit than it gets.
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Summary: Center Stage
Review: This is the best movie I have seen in a long time. It is a little depressing if you have any aspiration to become a dancer, but it shows the hardships that they endure and it has a great ending. The dancers in it are wonderful and I am amazed at their talent every time I watch it the movie. It is a great movie, you have to see it!
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Summary: Teens in tights. Great dancing, unoriginal story.
Review: Wouldn't it be nice if someone produced a film about ballet with an interesting story? Unfortunately, "Center Stage" is not it. While charming at times with a very upbeat ending, the story is ultimately just another jejune and unoriginal teen flick. Instead of teens in jeans, we have teens in tights. Otherwise, the storylines are indistinguishable, lacking anything that approaches novelty, depth or substance. That having been said, this likeable film was easy to watch and the dancing was exquisite. If only there had been more of it. The fact that the cast was filled with real dancers instead of actors pretending to be dancers improved its realism and delivered fantastic dancing scenes without the need for stunt dancers. Unfortunately, the flip side of this decision was the fact that the acting was generally mediocre. Two standouts were Amanda Schull (Jody Sawyer) and Zoe Saldana (Eva Rodriguez). Schull was affable yet determined and was most credible in her portrayal of a struggling dancer. Saldana played the irreverent bad girl who was brilliantly talented but had trouble with authority. She emerged as the most complete of any of the cast members, being both a good dancer and an excellent actor. On the terrible side, we have Susan May Pratt (Maureen), who has done a string of teen flicks ("Drive Me Crazy", "Ten Things I Hate About You"). As always, she was consistently puerile and abrasive. Peter Gallagher is not known for lighting up the screen, but he was flat even for him (if that is possible). I rated this film a 7/10 because I love ballet and all kinds of dance. Subtract at least two points if you don't share that passion, unless you love teen flicks.
Rating:
Summary: Great movie and hot guys!
Review: This is a good story about all dancers put up with mean teachers, AND IT HAS REALLY HOT GUYS LIKE COOPER NESON!
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