Themes: Race Against Time, Success is the Best Revenge, Underdogs
Main Cast: Tony Dean Fields, Galyn Gorg, Scott Grossman, Eliska Krupka, Steve La Chance
Release Year: 1988
Country: IT/US
Run Time: 90 minutes
Plot
Remember all those 1940s collegiate musicals, where the finale came down to "Swing vs. the Classics"? Replace "Swing" with "Modern Jazz and Rock", and you've got Body Beat. A tradition-bound ballet academy is invaded by a bunch of free-form dancers. Rather than form a united front against these interlopers, the teachers begin taking sides! Outside of this little twist, nothing much new here. Originally titled Dance Academy, this Italian/American film features Julie Newmar in an extended cameo appearance. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide