Written and directed by, and starring, Amber Benson. Also starring James Marsters!! Has some very typical “first movie/low budget/indie amateur” effects: characters speak directly to the camera, the lighting is bizarre, timeline is the furthest from linear it could be, character development is touched on very lightly, etc. But there are a few charming moments, a couple sweet scenes. And the actors not only interact nicely, but the main two do a particularly good job of NOT being reminiscent at all of who you are expecting them to be together. Here’s a random (lengthy) online review if you’d like.

Yes, I must be on a “Tara” kick as I’ve been reading her writing as well: Totally sucked in by Ghosts of Albion!!

How could I have forgotten that I had seen this movie? Lots of lovely ballet, cheesy teenybop romances and soap operas. Anorexia! Injuries! Broken Hearts! And the battle against modern dance! All the highlights of any good ballet movie. Although there is a Russian among the dancers, the brash cocky American is really the one modeled on Baryshnikov. If only he were as good looking!! Particularly enjoyed the performance of Sascha Radetsky, who I’ve actually seen perform with the ABT. But, especially watching it now as opposed to when it came out, very hard to believe this didn’t come out until 1999/2000. Feels very ’80s/Flashdance/Footloose. Of course these ballet vs. dance movies never get old do they – Julie Stiles did one even more recently than this. 🙂

I remember my youthful days as a ballerina well. I would probably tear my Achilles or break an ankle were I to try any of those moves today!!