The Dancers Behind Step Up 3D – Exclusive Interview with Legacy, Shum and Twitch

MAKING THE MOVE Tapping the Globe for Intense Dance Sequences As the birthplace of hip-hop, New York City provided an unmatched multicultural atmosphere, unequivocally cool street style and an ideal backdrop for the film’s dance sequences . Director Jon M . Chu maintained the franchise’s rough-hewn emotion, introducing a more universal point of view . “We really wanted to open up the dance,” says Chu . “Not just do breaking or popping to hip-hop—we wanted to incorporate all types of dance . I wanted to share the joy of all types of dance with everybody . “In ‘Step Up 3D,’ we try to tell more of the story through the dance,” Chu continues . “All of our actors, all of our dancers—the language they speak best is through movement and gestures . Our approach is a little different than other dance movies .” It’s an approach that executive producer David Nicksay feels reinforces the heart of the story . “New York is a crossroads of the cultures of the world,” says Nicksay . “If you walk around the city, you’re walking around the entire globe . Every culture is represented and they all dance . Dance communicates across all boundaries . It needs no language; it needs no translation . It’s universal .” “Step Up” helped fuel a resurgence of dance-themed movies and television shows . As a result, audiences have become savvier when it came to recognizing sharp inventive choreography, so when it came to choreography, filmmakers had to raise the bar . Once again, they looked to …
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