So-so Beware - it's an infomercial crafted by YAGP! by Russkaya While this film is interesting in that it affords a rare inside view into the world of ballet competitions, it is quite misleading in several respects. Most importantly, there is no forewarning that...
I'm In DancingIsMyLife(: by ladydi6g6 Weell. I am in Ballet and I would love to have the toe ballet shoes because I have been dreaming to have them ever since I started dance, which I started when I was just 3 years old, and I started...
Must Go! An AMAZING documentary that shows what it really takes.... by ineeddancetolive You do not have to like ballet to LOVE this film. It shows devotion, beauty, heart, character, tenacity--all the ups and downs that every aspiring dancer faces (no different than what the best sports...
88 St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Joe Williams Among recent documentaries, First Position soars to the head of the class. Read full review
80 Movieline | Stephanie Zacharek Documentaries don't have to be technically great to be irresistible, and Bess Kargman's First Position, which follows six young ballet dancers as they prepare for an elite competition, is a case in point. Read full review
75 Boston Globe | Ty Burr Because its subjects are so driven and so talented, First Position, which is about ballet, is more gripping than the norm. Read full review
75 Philadelphia Inquirer | First Position shows the dancers' emotions, but it is weaker in building the suspense of the competition. Read full review