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

PG 1h 36m 6.3

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Dancer Ruby, starting at Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, meets English violinist Johnnie, playing in a subway station. Music and dance follow.

High Strung Free Dance

PG 1h 43m 6.8

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A young choreographer casts a contemporary dancer and an innovative pianist in New York's most anticipated new Broadway show.

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