Into the Beat | Dein Herz Tanzt - Stefan Westerwelle

A ballerina discovers hip-hop by chance and is faced with an impossible choice: Does she pursue her family’s legacy or her newfound love?

Director Stefan Westerwelle will be present. For ages 14+

SCHLiNGEL International Film Festival for children and young audiences comes to the UAE. Organized by the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region in cooperation with The Arts Center at NYU Abu Dhabi, German children and youth films and a program of short films will be presented to the young audiences of Abu Dhabi.

Synopsis

Katya Orlow grew up in a famous ballet family. She has every chance of following in the footsteps of her late mother and her father Victor, who is still celebrated as a brilliant dancer. She is training very hard to apply to the prestigious New York Ballet Academy, but then an accident happens: Victor injures himself so badly on stage that he has to end his career. Back from the hospital, Katya is now his only hope of carrying on the family tradition. He therefore concentrates completely on his daughter‘s audition. Meanwhile, Katya has met a group of street dancers and is fascinated by their acrobatic moves. From now on, she rehearses the leading part for the ballet, Sleeping Beauty, in the mornings, and in the afternoons she dances together with the gifted hip-hop dancer Marlon. However, when Marlon has the wish that they could perform with the famous Sonic Tigers, Katya finds herself facing a huge conflict.