War Dancing - Dance to Win

War Dancing - Dance to Win

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1989-05-25
Duration:101 min
Director:Ted Mather
Actors:Sally Stewart, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Daniel Quinn, Adrian Paul
Production:Ascot Film, Together Production International, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Overview:

War Dancing tells the tale of Slammer, a small-time hood whose life changes when he is allowed to take part in a music video shoot. He begins to feel that a career in music might get him on the right track, but the video's choreographer dismisses Slammer's attempts at dancing. This gives Slammer the righteous anger he needs to improve his skills and show everybody he can besuccessful.

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