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 | Cynthia Fleury | Producer |
| Production | Jean-Jacques Fourgeaud | Executive Producer |
| Production | Etienne Li | Co-Producer |
| Production | Eugenia Melian | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Mario Battistel | Editor |
| Production | Juliette Ménager | Casting |
| Art | François-Renaud Labarthe | Production Design |
| Art | Philippe Elkoubi | Art Direction |
| Art | Alexandre Husson | Set Decoration |
| Art | Jérôme Portier | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chattoune | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurent Mercier | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cécilia Svahn | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laure Talazac | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hue Lan Van Duc | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Olivier Dougoud | Production Manager |
| Production | Florent Fay | Unit Manager |
| Production | Anne Férignac | Production Manager |
| Production | Marianne Germain | Associate Producer |
| Production | Jean-Louis Godfroy | Production Manager |
| Production | Audrey Thiery | Associate Producer |
| 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 |
