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First Position
the last breath before you step on stage 🩰
Who it's for
The film captures the build-up to one performance that could change a young person's life: the rehearsals, the injuries, the waiting in the wings, and the moment of stepping out.
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What it is
Bess Kargman's documentary follows young ballet dancers as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix in New York, a competition for dancers aged 9 to 19 where scholarships and company contracts are at stake. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011, where it was first runner-up for the documentary audience award, and was released in the US in 2012.
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Before you start
Heads up: A dancer's backstory of war in Sierra Leone.
Age: Not rated (Common Sense Media: 9+)
Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act 1, Scene 4
