Dance Challenge (2002)
A musical comedy set to a hip-hop beat, the feature debut from actress-turned-director Blanca Li finds a dedicated young breakdancer abandoning his comfortable life in a bid for fame in the U.S.A. Dropping out of school and leaving home to escape his overbearing mother, 18-year-old David dedicates all of his time to perfecting his moves with his dance team, the Urban Cycle Breakers. As David and his team begin gearing-up to face-off against a rival group of intimidating dancers, his dreams of finding romance with Samia and making it to the world dance finals in New York finally seem to be coming into focus.
Director: Blanca Li
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Amanda Lear as Birgit |
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Blanca Li as Elena |
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Benjamin Chaouat as David |
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Sofia Boutella as Samia |
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Marco Prince as Monzon |
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Christophe Salengro as Hippolyte |
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Fatiha Cheriguene as La mère algérienne |
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Béatrice Costantini as |
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Karlos Da Silva as |
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Paulo De Barros as |
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Florence De Rives as Milano dinner guest |
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Marie France as La cliente bourgeoise |
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Steve Nestar as Manu |
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Soda Pop as Jury member |
| Production | Florent Fay | Unit Manager |
| Production | Jean-Jacques Fourgeaud | Executive Producer |
| Production | Audrey Thiery | Associate Producer |
| Production | Juliette Ménager | Casting |
| Production | Marianne Germain | Associate Producer |
| Art | Philippe Elkoubi | Art Direction |
| Production | Olivier Dougoud | Production Manager |
| Production | Eugenia Melian | Associate Producer |
| Art | Jérôme Portier | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Mario Battistel | Editor |
| Production | Anne Férignac | Production Manager |
| Production | Cynthia Fleury | Producer |
| Art | Alexandre Husson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chattoune | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurent Mercier | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laure Talazac | Hairstylist |
| Production | Etienne Li | Co-Producer |
| Art | François-Renaud Labarthe | Production Design |
| Production | Jean-Louis Godfroy | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cécilia Svahn | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hue Lan Van Duc | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Blanca Li | Director |
| Production | Jean-Claude Fleury | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Gérard Martin | Writer |
| Camera | Manuel Teran | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Blanca Li | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Matthew Herbert | Original Music Composer |
