High Strung (also known as Free Dance) is a 2016 American drama film directed by Michael Damian and written by Janeen Damian and Michael Damian. The film stars Keenan Kampa, Nicholas Galitzine, Jane Seymour, Sonoya Mizuno, Richard Southgate and Paul Freeman. It tells the story of a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway who meets a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever. A sequel, High Strung Free Dance, was released theatrically in 2019. Jane Seymour is the only one of the original cast returned for the sequel.
High Strung

PG1h 36m6.3

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Ruby, a talented dancer from the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, crosses paths with Johnnie, a skilled English violinist, in a subway station, sparking a romantic connection that unfolds through the universal languages of music and dance.

High Strung Free Dance

PG1h 43m6.8

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In the city that never sleeps, a visionary choreographer pairs a dynamic dancer and a trailblazing pianist for the most highly anticipated Broadway production of the year.

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