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Dancing Across Borders is the intimate and triumphant story of Sokvannara "Sy" Sar, who as a young man in Cambodia was dancing with a small troupe in Angkor Wat when Anne Bass, a longtime patron of dance in America, saw him perform. Bass was so taken with Sy's talent and potential that she arranged for him to come to New York and audition for the prestigious School of American Ballet. What unfolds in Dancing Across Borders is a tentative negotiation between Sy and the world of American ballet and culture-from the serene countryside of Southeast Asia to the high-powered rehearsal studios of New York, and finally to the stage of the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. The film follows Sy's unusual development as a dancer and offers an astonishing behind-the-scenes look into the world of American ballet.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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59%- Reviews Counted: 22
- Fresh: 13
- Rotten: 9
- Average Rating: 5.9/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Offered only hints of life away from the barre or of Sy's relationship with his coolly poised benefactress, viewers will see either a very fortunate young man or a beautiful protege, dancing as fast as he can to please everyone but himself.
Rotten: We get white folks ruminating lyrically on the peasant Asian's role as a kind of grand jete bridge between East and West, and long performance sequences that are dazzling to behold but quite troubling to contemplate.
Fresh: There are times when the subject of a documentary transcends merely adequate filmmaking, and that is very much the case with Dancing Across Borders...
Rotten: Sometimes with documentaries, the best intentions have a way of making decent people look bad. Dancing Across Borders is a dismaying case in point.
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