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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 10/24/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered,Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 56 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 2 Genres: Drama, Musical Drama, Teen Movie, Ensemble Film, Dance Film See Also: Center Stage [Widescreen] [Blu-ray]

In this emotional drama, a team of young dancers are competing for places in a prestigious dance troupe. The dancers have to deal with the ups and downs of trying to find their place in the world, even as their profession also places an enormous physical and psychological challenge before them. They train with the rigor of championship athletes, and like most aspiring athletes, they know that only a tiny number of them will achieve the goal they've set for themselves. Director Nicholas Hytner) cast young dancers and athletes as his aspiring terpsichoreans, including Ilia Kulik, an Olympic gold medalist in figure skating; the cast also includes Peter Gallagher as the leader of the dance troupe, Susan May Pratt, Amanda Schull, Eion Bailey, Debra Monk, and Sascha Radetsky. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Amanda Schull - Jody Sawyer
Zoe Saldana - Eva Rodriguez
Susan May Pratt - Maureen
Peter Gallagher - Jonathan Reeves
Donna Murphy - Juliette Simone
Debra Monk - Nancy
Ethan Stiefel - Cooper Nielson
Julie Kent - Kathleen
Eion Bailey - Jim

The ballet school drama Center Stage comes to DVD with a surprising amount of features, including a widescreen, anamorphic transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Surround Audio, and a commentary by director Nicholas Hytner. A "making of" featurette and extended dance sequences emphasize the film's attention to choreography and ballet fundamentals, while the isolated music score and deleted scenes provide more insight into the creative processes behind Center Stage. Theatrical trailers, production notes, cast and crew biographies, and the video for Mandy Moore's "I Wanna Be With You" complete this fairly substantial and entertaining disc. ~ Heather Phares, All Movie Guide