Tre Armstrong, Boyd Banks, Cle Bennett

Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion f...( read more  read more... )or the competitive world of "Step" dancing.

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58% liked it

3,906 ratings

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66% liked it

73 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Ian Iqbal Rashid

Release Date: January 25, 2008

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DVD Release Date: April 29, 2008

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  • October 26, 2009
    This was better than most dance movie because of the acting and the drama. it was good enuff
  • June 3, 2009
    I was shocked to find out at the end of the movie that it was filmed in Ontario. What do Canadians know about step-dancing? The movie is pretty good. Pretty difficult for the hero to balance relationships, studying for the scholarship and step-dancing.
  • January 28, 2008
    Low-key drama more impressive than most of its steppin', stompin' kin.
  • April 21, 2009
    movie was very slow, dancing moves weren't all that explosive, just seemed like a remake of stomp the yard but from a female dancers point of view instead of a guy, very,very similar storyline, but i liked stomp the yard, just didnt want to see it again.
  • March 16, 2009
    I didn't really like this.
  • October 25, 2009
    Was pretty good, but not as good as i thought it would be.
  • October 20, 2009
    I watched this entire crapfest waiting to see the star of "Vampire Diaries" Nina Dobrev. I didn't see her once! At the credits, she is listed as "tall girl in bathroom" LOL. Movie was somewhat predictable and had a couple small twists. Hood life must be tough when people reso...( read more)rt to step dancing to settle disputes, lol.
  • October 20, 2009
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  • September 30, 2009
    C'est un bon film de danse, les chorégraphies et la musique sont écoeurantes.

Critic Reviews


January 25, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post

As we replay last year's step-dance hit Stomp the Yard, the ostensible message about working hard in school gets stomped out of the yard. full review

January 25, 2008
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

There's not much that's surprising in How She Move, but watching how she moves is a pleasure. full review

January 25, 2008
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

A grittier, slightly more real-world version of movies like Step Up, Stomp the Yard, and Save the Last Dance. full review

January 25, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Though the story is predictable, How She Move has two key assets: powerful dance sequences and an emphasis on education. full review

January 24, 2008
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

That Raya's rhythmic, stomp-heavy dance performances provide her with an outlet for rage and grief would be more corny if Wesley's dancing wasn't so ferocious, and if Rashid's depiction of his tale's ... full review

January 24, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

How She Move was nominated for the grand jury and audience award prizes at last year's Sundance Film Festival thanks to its ingratiating sincerity, a winning cast and musical numbers that could rouse ... full review

January 23, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press

How She Move has the distinction of being the most visually stylized movie yet made about the hip-hop generation. full review

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Comments


  • tghtkid26
    April 14, 2009
    it sounds like an interesting movie. i think it would be similar to the movies like save the last dance and another one from mexico called "como baila la lluvia" it was a good movie i cried:(
  • pavacri23
    May 26, 2008
    this movie is a lot better than feel the noise. the sad part is that you have to wait until the last dance of the movie to see something really good in the whole movie.
  • Natascia
    January 22, 2008
    This sounds exactly like "Save the Last Dance" and practically every other dance movie:

    Home She Move
    "Following her sister's death from drug addiction, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of "Step" dancing."

    Save the Last Dance
    Following her mother's death from a car crash, a high school student is forced to leave her private school to return to her old, crime-filled neighborhood where she re-kindles an unlikely passion for the competitive world of "Hip Hop" dancing.

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