Cert 12A
88 mins
BBFC advice: Contains infrequent strong language
My daughter's dance career ended before she was three years old. Her debut ballet performance stopped before it started because she simply wouldn't go on stage despite parental cajoling.
Therefore, we never had the chance to experience dance of the intense level of competition seen in Debbie Shuter and Adam Tysoe's fascinating documentary.
Street Dance Family follows Entity Allstars, an under-16 'crew' who hail from Barking in east London and have the dizzy aspiration to be world champions of their art (or is it sport?).
This is a classic story of adversity. Children from humble backgrounds, led by a fiercely ant-establishment coach, working incredibly hard to achieve their dreams.
And it is very much a fly-on-the-wall doc from inside the Entity camp because its director is a mother of one of the children.
Its shows how gangly teenagers are trained to be brilliant dancers who can pull off breathtaking routines with split-second choreography.
Responsible for this is the eccentric Tashan Muir, a coach who speaks in bizarre cliches and yet motivates the children to produce dance of the highest standard.
Meanwhile, he is also a man is not prepared to face parental dissent (take note Roy Hodgson as how he drops his best dancer before a world championship final just because of a tete-a-tete with his dad).
And he is forever on a collision course with those who run street dance events (there is one clash with the 'head' of UK street dance, Derek Povey, which is memorable as it is toe-curling).
But most of all, fans of Entity will marvel at the quality of the dance work. It is truly remarkable as are every one of the children in the group.
Tickets are available for STREETDANCE FAMILY only in selected cinemas from 27 May. You must book in advance to secure your screening. To find your local screening or request one in your area, visit www.streetdancefamilymovie.com
Reasons to watch: if you are into the street dance culture
Reasons to avoid: for outsiders it needs more street dance context
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 7/10
Star tweet
- FROM @BGT to the BIG SCREEN!!!! @Stdancefamily
Entity Allstars 
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