Article: Hollywood breaks: hip hop goes mainstream.(DANCE MAGAZINE RECOMMENDS)(Step Up)(Idlewild)(Rize)(Video recording review)

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In last summer's teen flick Step Up, jazz and hip hop go head-to-head. The faceoff between jazz's smooth moves and hip hop's raw energy spice up the dance scenes in an otherwise predictable plot. The leads come from different walks of dance life. Ienna Dewan, a trained competition dancer who had a small role in the ballroom flick Take the Lead, plays Nora, a ballet dancer from a well-off family. Channing Tatum--a football player-turned-actor with no previous dance training-is Tyler, a kid with street cred and an incredible hip hop vocabulary. It's no surprise when their shared passion for moving brings them ...

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