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How She Move

How She Move

20084.71h 34m

Overview

After the death of Raya Green's sister, she gets out from her classes at school, and sees a stomp crew practicing. She meets Bishop which is the dance crew leader. She then meets Michelle and does a stomp battle with her. They become enemies then friends later on. Her uptight mom pushes her to pass the test to get into Medical school, but she thinks she failed....

Directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid
Written by Annmarie Morais
Produced by Brent Barclay, Jennifer Kawaja, Julia Sereny
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Top Cast

Rutina Wesley

Rutina Wesley

Raya Green

Dwain Murphy

Dwain Murphy

Bishop

Boyd Banks

Boyd Banks

Mike Evens

Clé Bennett

Clé Bennett

Garvey

Melanie Nicholls-King

Melanie Nicholls-King

Faye Green

Conrad Coates

Conrad Coates

David Green

Tristan D. Lalla

Tristan D. Lalla

Manny

Ardon Bess

Ardon Bess

Uncle Cecil

Jai Jai Jones

Jai Jai Jones

Lester Johnson

Kevin Duhaney

Kevin Duhaney

E.C.

Themes & Keywords

dancingdanceloss of loved onestepping

About How She Move

How She Move is a drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of dancing, dance, loss of loved one, stepping. Directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid, it stars Rutina Wesley, Dwain Murphy, Boyd Banks. After the death of Raya Green's sister, she gets out from her classes at school, and sees a stomp crew practicing. She meets Bishop which is the dance crew leader. She then meets Michelle and does a stomp battle with her. They become enemies then friends later on. Her uptight mom pushes her to pass the test to get into Medical school, but she thinks she failed....

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