First Position (2011) on Netflix
NR20111h 35mDocumentary
Six dancers from five continents train for the Youth America Grand Prix, a contest in New York. A place at an elite ballet school or company is at stake.
- Netflix4.2/5
- IMDb7.6/103,531 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes93%
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Plot summary
Every year the Youth America Grand Prix brings young ballet dancers to New York City, where the reward is a place at an elite ballet school or company. The documentary follows six of them, ages 9 to 19, from five continents, as they train for the competition. The dancers are Michaela DePrince, Aran Bell, Gaya Bommer Yemini, Miko Fogarty, Jules Fogarty, Joan Sebastian Zamora and Rebecca Houseknecht. The name comes from a position of the feet in ballet.
Cast
- Jules Jarvis Fogartyas Himself
- Gaya Bommer Yeminias Herself
- Derek Dunnas Self
- Michelle Bellas Herself
- Ryan Bellas Himself
- Elaine DePrinceas Herself
- Charles DePrinceas Himself
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about First Position (2011)
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- Bess Kargman, a first-time director who had studied dance herself, quit her job to make First Position, her first film. She picked a subject dear to her from the years she spent growing up dancing, hoping she could do the story justice.
