Ren MacCormack synes at livet er dødssygt. Han bliver mobbet at kammeraterne i skolen og lærerne, og anses for at være et dårligt eksempel af alle forældre i den amerikanske provinsby Bomont. Ryger han hash, drikker han i timerne, skulker han fra skolen, gør han pigerne gravide? Nej og atter nej! Ren er nyankommet fra storbyen Chicago og så elsker han at danse til rockmusik. To dødssynder i det stille, idylliske Bomont! Pastor Moore har forbudt moderne dansemusik "Rockmusik fremmer utugt!" tordner han fra prædikestolen! Tænk hvis han vidste, hvad hans datter Ariel har i sinde at lave sammen med Ren. Den værste synd, de tar til nabobyen og danser!
'Footloose' er en genindspilning af det klassiske danse-drama fra 1984 om undertrykte teenagere i en lille by. I 'Footloose' følger vi den unge fyr Ren MacCormack, der flytter fra Boston til den lille by Bomont, hvor han får sig noget af et kulturchok. Det viser sig nemlig, at Bomont et par år forinden blev ramt af en frygtelig ulykke, der kostede fem teenangere livet efter en bytur. Derfor besluttede den højt respekterede præst Shaw Moore og det lokale byråd at forbyde høj musik og dans. Ren vil dog ikke ligge under for forbuddet, så han sætter byen på den anden ende, mens han forelsker sig i præstens ulykkelige datter.
Billy tvinges til at gå til boksning af sin far, selvom han er en elendig slagsbror. En dag, da den arme dreng er til træning, ser han, at de i lokalet ved siden af danser ballet. Billy lader sig overtale til at deltage af balletlærerindens datter. Da Billys far opdager sønnens "umandige" interesse, bliver han rasende, og Billy bliver korporligt fjernet fra øvelokalet. Men lærerinden, der har set Billys talent, giver ikke op.
Frances: En frisk pige på 27 som lever med sin bedste veninde, Sophie, i New York. Hendes drøm er en karriere som danser, men skuffelserne banker hele tiden på døren og kærlighedslivet er også noget, der befinder sig et sted nær Mars. Da Sophie uden varsel flytter ud er Frances pludselig hjemløs. En romance går som vanligt skævt og det samme kan man vist også roligt sige om en tur til over atlanten til Paris.
When Charlotte, 27, meets her brother Henrik, 35, for the first time as an adult, it becomes an encounter without boundaries, between two people who don't know what a normal family is. How does sibling love manifest itself if you have never experienced it before? Homesick is an unusual family drama about seeking a family, and breaking every rule to be one.
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
When his mother dies, Zino decides to look for his father, Farid. But twenty-five years ago, Farid became Lola.
Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his old hangout, a hoofer club. His old girl friend, Amy, who still works at the club as a Tap instructor, is less than thrilled to see him. Her father, Little Mo, is happy to see him, because he has plans for a show involving Max. In addition, Max's old partners in crime have another job for him.
Two distant cousins meet at a wedding banquet for an elderly couple. Over time, a close friendship develops between them, but their spouses begin to think that they are more than just friends.
Just a few weeks before her wedding, dance teacher Cyd Merriman comes face-to-face with the father she never knew. As they deal with the emotional repercussions of his return, they must decide together whether to sell the dance studio that has been in the family for generations to a real estate developer.
The dancing teacher Anastasia falls in love with the smart theatre agent Jud. He likes her, too, but does not want to give up his solo life at all. Thus she plans a trap for him...
As a soccer star back in the day, Eugenio used to be known as “The Gazelle” for his speed and dexterity in the field. He retired young, unable to score a trophy. Now 72 and living in a retirement home, Eugenio is determined to win a dance contest with the help of his partner Carmen and his openly gay instructor Daniel.
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme satirizes attempts at social climbing and the bourgeois personality, poking fun both at the vulgar, pretentious middle-class and the vain, snobbish aristocracy. The title is meant as an oxymoron: in Molière's France, a "gentleman" was by definition nobly born, and thus there could be no such thing as a bourgeois gentleman.
Lower-middle-class ligger rescues a girl from her abusive father and practices for a high-profile dance contest.
The film tells the stories of three protagonists, which are intertwined in one story about the Master: a rural school pupil who dreams of ballroom dancing – Makar, world champion in ballroom dancing – Alex Ivanets, and his first teacher – Petro Horhol, who lives in a small Ukrainian town of Poltava.
Two dancers fall in love at a Florida hotel before competing in a dance competition.
Mattis feels rejected by his dad and seeks attention from his male dancing teacher. But this night, something is different. Mattis induces a power struggle and when the dancing teacher desperately tries to set boundaries, they both loose control.
Luis, a dancer and classical ballet teacher, experiences a connection between himself and dance despite his old age.