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Dance Flick -

Here’s a concise summary of the story for Dance Flick (2009), the spoof movie from the Wayans brothers:

Megan White (Shoshana Bush) is a wealthy, naive suburban teenager who dreams of becoming a dancer. After her mother dies in a bizarre accident (a parody of Save the Last Dance ’s opening), Megan moves to the inner city to live with her estranged father. She enrolls at a rough, predominantly Black high school where she’s an outcast. Dance Flick

She meets Thomas (Damon Wayans Jr.), a street-savvy dancer with a troubled past (parodying Step Up ). He’s on probation and uses dance to stay out of trouble. The two clash at first but eventually form a dance partnership. Meanwhile, a rich, snobby dance student named Jack (David Alan Grier, in a parody of Center Stage ) tries to sabotage them. Here’s a concise summary of the story for