When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.

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High Strung (2016)

See the music. Hear the dance.

★ 7/10 April 8, 2016 96 min

DramaMusicRomance

Director: Michael Damian  ·  Writers: Janeen Damian, Michael Damian

When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.

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Director

Michael Damian Michael Damian

Cast

Keenan Kampa Keenan Kampa Ruby Nicholas Galitzine Nicholas Galitzine Johnnie Sonoya Mizuno Sonoya Mizuno Jazzy Jane Seymour Jane Seymour Oksana Richard Southgate Richard Southgate Kyle Paul Freeman Paul Freeman Kramrovsky Marcus Emanuel Mitchell Marcus Emanuel Mitchell Hayward Jones III Maia Morgenstern Maia Morgenstern Markova Anabel Kutay Anabel Kutay April John Silver John Silver Krispy Ian Eastwood Ian Eastwood Rik Comfort Fedoke Comfort Fedoke Poptart

User Reviews (1)

Reno
Reno December 14, 2016
★ 6/10

**A violinist meets a dancer: A love story.** That's a freaky poster, but the film was good. You know there are dance flicks even worse than this, especially, it was once a trendy theme, but now nothing impressive. In that perspective, this film was a relief, a decently made film. So dance flick means people expect extraordinary moves and music, but in this, they had kept them simple. They did not press hard on either street dance or the classical dance. It was kind of fusion between them and in addition to that live music like mainly violin. I don't know anybody from the cast or the director, but it does not look like a B movie/indie, because the production quality was excellent. Even the story was somewhat cliché, yet enjoyable, mainly for its around 90 minute narration. I mean being a short and a decent pace with the good performances and musics and dances, this film can be eas…