Stomp the Yard 2007

After the death of his brother An expert street dancer goes to Georgia to attend Truth University. But his efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he joins in his fraternitys effort to win a step dancing competition.

Review

Yes the plot is formulaic and rather predictable but the insight and message was strong and moving. How could anyone not be affected by the fraternity house scenes with the lost DJ ( the beautifully strong lead character) taking in the important figures of Black history I highly recommend any student or teacher who's interested in seeing the strong positive side of the HBCU student and the angst of the nonconformist finding the positives of community and education to go to this movie. I applaud the writers director and actors for putting together a look at the positive view of the African American community. What's wrong with feeling good