High Strung

High Strung

See the music. Hear the dance.

Part of High Strung Collection

2016•1h 36m•7.0/10

MusicRomanceDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(933)

When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.

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Production

Sforzando Productions, Castel Film, Riviera Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Keenan Kampa

Keenan Kampa

Ruby

Nicholas Galitzine

Nicholas Galitzine

Johnnie

Sonoya Mizuno

Sonoya Mizuno

Jazzy

Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour

Oksana

Richard Southgate

Richard Southgate

Kyle

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Kramrovsky

Marcus Emanuel Mitchell

Hayward Jones III

Maia Morgenstern

Maia Morgenstern

Markova

Anabel Kutay

Anabel Kutay

April

John Silver

Krispy

Ian Eastwood

Rik

Comfort Fedoke

Comfort Fedoke

Poptart

Corinne Holt

Jett

Lorenzo Cammarota

Tiptoe

Tom Russell

Tom Russell

Jaxson

Simon A. Mendoza

Ollie

Miranda Wilson

Miranda Wilson

Mary

Olivier Raynal

Olivier Raynal

Neil

Claudiu Trandafir

Walter

Andrew Pleavin

Andrew Pleavin

Slater

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