Gotta Kick It Up! (2002)

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Finally, Disney Channel made a movie about dancing, and not just a sport like they usually do. I especially enjoyed this movie since I am a dancer myself."Gotta Kick it Up" is about a group of high school students who form a dance team. They're not the best, but when they finally get their new coach, they'll do whatever it takes to be their best. This movie shows teamwork and how everyone should work together to achieve any goal.This movie is definitely one of my favorites that I will never forget.Check it out if it's on Disney Channel again sometime, it will get you dancing along too!

This movie sends home many messages that may seem tired to some, but as a parent I always appreciate it when we see something on TV that allows me to start up a conversation with my kids about these issues.My oldest daughter is a competitive gymnast and we saw this movie for the first time on the Disney Channel about a week before her first competition. This movie was both entertaining and a great way to help her understand the difference between being "the best" and "her best." Seeing the characters work hard to reach their goal - while still having fun - really helped her get in the right frame of mind to compete. My middle daughter is a dancer and when we watched it most recently, she enjoyed it from that view as well.When my girls see this movie advertised, they will do whatever I ask them to do to ensure they can watch the whole thing!

This movie is my most favorite movie ever! I watched it the night it premiered and couldn't stop watching it. Since I've been dancing since I was 2 1/2 I loved it even more. I taped it and have watched it every night since. Call me obsessive but oh well!! I think this movie shows that if you really believe you can do something, it can happen! I mean, the movie WAS based on a true story. The movie made me realize also that friendship is something you should treasure because if you look at all the things they did in this movie, they couldn't have done it without their friends. After I saw this movie I was like "oh my god" I want to be just like them. I thought i was so cool that this was a true story. It comes to show you that, as I said before, whatever you want to succeed in life, you can do it as long as you believe in yourself first!! Before I end this, does anyone know if there's a "Gotta Kick It Up" soundtrack??? I love the songs!!!!! =)

This movie is excellent. The actors are good. The dancing is fabulous. And the plot is great. Five middle school girls try to get there new biology teacher to coach there coachless dance team. She goes for it and coaches them and in return they go against her demands. They disobey her by dancing in the lunch area without her consent. By doing this they are trying to get her to consider that they are ready to compete. She doesn't think they are. They have to touch up the old uniforms to make them look good and then they start to come up with ways to get to the competition. They think that they should just go without a coach. It turns out that that is a bad idea. Well, I don't want to give away the whole movie so I better stop talking. But if I had to rate this film I would give it a 4 1/2 out of 5 or a 9 1/2 out of 10.