Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)
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Step Up 2: The Streets is a American dance film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Toni Ann Johnson and Karen Barna. It serves as a sequel to 2006’s Step Up and the second installment in the Step Up film series. The film stars Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, and Cassie Ventura.
Set at the fictional Maryland School of the Arts, the story revolves around rebellious street dancer Andie West who lands at the elite school and finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. She eventually joins forces with the school’s hottest dancer Chase Collins to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore’s underground dance battle The Streets, finding a way to live her dream while building a bridge between her two separate worlds.
In Baltimore, Maryland, Andrea “Andie” West pursues her dream of becoming a professional street dancer. After her mother died from cancer, Andie moved in with her mother’s best friend, Sarah. Deep down Andie feels like she does not belong anywhere. Although she is doing poorly at school, it is her dream for dancing that brings something special into her life.
Andie trains with a dance crew, the 410, to keep the title of an illegal competition, “The Streets”. Sarah is aware of the crime and harassment by 410 and, out of fear that Andie will get hurt, decides to send her to live with her aunt in Texas in an effort to protect Andie, but Andie refuses to go and runs away.
Director: Jon M. Chu
Writers: Toni Ann Johnson (written by), Karen Barna (written by), Duane Adler (characters)
Stars: Robert Hoffman, Briana Evigan, Cassie Ventura, Adam Sevani, Danielle Polanco, Christopher Scott, Mari Koda
►Cast:
| Briana Evigan | … | Andie |
| Robert Hoffman | … | Chase |
| Adam Sevani | … | Moose (as Adam G. Sevani) |
| Cassie Ventura | … | Sophie |
| Danielle Polanco | … | Missy |
| Christopher Scott | … | Hair |
| Mari Koda | … | Jenny Kido |
| Janelle Cambridge | … | Fly |
| Luis Rosado | … | Monster |
| Harry Shum Jr. | … | Cable |
| LaJon Dantzler | … | Smiles |
| Telisha Shaw | … | Felicia |
| Black Thomas | … | Tuck |
| Kmel Howell | … | K-Mel (as Kejamel ‘K-Mel’ Howell) |
| Jeff ‘Rapid’ Ogle | … | Rapid |
| Donnie ‘Crumbs’ Counts | … | Crumbs |
| Ebone Johnson | … | EBZ |
| Rynan ‘Rainen’ Paguio | … | Kid Rainen |
| James ‘Cricket’ Colter | … | Cricket |
| Alison Faulk | … | Alstar |
| Alex ‘Shorty’ Welch | … | Shorty (as Shorty Welch) |
| Troy Kirby | … | Troy |
| Jeffrey ‘Machine’ McCann | … | Machine (as Jeffery ‘Machine’ Mccann) |
| Will Kemp | … | Blake Collins |
| Channing Tatum | … | Tyler |
| Sonja Sohn | … | Sarah |
| Jarell Houston | … | DJ Sand (as Boogie) |
| Amarr M. Wooten | … | Charlie (as Amarr Merritt) |
| Daisha Graf | … | Blake’s Class Dancer |
| Jimmie Jelani Manners | … | Blake’s Class Dancer (as Jimmie Manners) |
| Shane Rutkowski | … | Blake’s Class Dancer |
| Laura Edwards | … | Blake’s Class Dancer |
| Samantha Zweben | … | Blake’s Class Dancer |
| Patrick Brennan | … | Blake’s Class Dancer |
| Marian Licha | … | Mrs. Serrano |
| Sarah Rivera-Scott | … | Aunt Maria |
| Luis Salgado | … | Alejandro |
| Katie Corrado | … | Assistant |
| E. Dawn Samuel | … | Admissions Panel |
| Ava Lenet | … | Admissions Panel |
| Nick Cordileone | … | Admissions Panel |
| Amanda Cieri | … | MSA Auditionee |
| Hi-Hat | … | Businesswoman on Subway (as Hi Hat) |
| Herbert Matz | … | Older Man on Subway |
| Howard Chu | … | Subway Family |
| Ruth Chu | … | Subway Family |
| Lawrence Chu | … | Subway Family |
| Jess Braden Cruz | … | Subway Family |
| Gavin Danger Russell | … | Subway Baby |
| Delia Goncalves | … | News Reporter |
| Jamal Sims | … | Bartender |
| Katie Berenson | … | Goth Crew |
| Olivia Cipolla | … | Goth Crew |
| Megan Kain | … | Goth Crew |
| Kelly Lafarga | … | Goth Crew |
| Carly Lang | … | Goth Crew |
| Michaela Sprague | … | Goth Crew |
| Jerry ‘Flo’ Randolph | … | West Coast Rider (as Flo Master) |
| Chuck Maldonado | … | West Coast Rider |
| Dondraico Johnson | … | West Coast Rider |
| Rhapsody James | … | West Coast Rider |
| Sharya Howell | … | West Coast Rider (as Sharaya Howell) |
| Brandy Lamkin | … | West Coast Rider |
| Binkie | … | West Coast Rider |
| Gary Kendell | … | Jabbawockeez Crew |
| Chris Gatdula | … | Jabbawockeez Crew |
| Jeff Nguyen | … | Jabbawockeez Crew |
| Philippe Tayag | … | Jabbawockeez Crew |
| Kate Lacey-Kiley | … | Administrator (as Kate Lacey) |
| BettyAnn Leeseberg-Lange | … | Vocal Coach (as Bettyann Leeseberg-Lange) |
| Dave Scott | … | Car Stereo Guy |
| Julie ‘Jules’ Urich | … | B Girl (as Jules Urich) |
| Nancy Thornton | … | Ensemble Dancer |
| Chase Benz | … | Club Dancer |
| Elise Arsenault | … | Clubgoer |
| Joanna Becker | … | Subway Passenger |
| Courtney Bell | … | Cello Girl |
| Boogie | … | Dj Sand |
| Lourvey Bourdan | … | Dragon Club Patron |
| Laura Bryce | … | MSA Student |
| Cici Carmen | … | Salsa Dancer |
| Natalie Christina | … | Salsa Party Dancer |
| Christina Clark | … | Club Dancer |
| Michael Cohen | … | Club Dancer |
| Colin Conrad | … | MSA Student |
| Paul Fahrenkopf | … | Restaurant Patron / Pedestrian |
| Jason Ford | … | MSA Student / Dancer |
| Bryan Gentry | … | Self |
| Rebecca Rose Goodman | … | Street Dancer |
| Rae Haskins | … | MSA Student |
| Austin Honaker | … | That Guy Not Dancing in the Rain |
| JabbaWockeez | … | Jabbawockeez |
| Dominic Jackson | … | Dancer |
| Laura Jean | … | MSA Student |
| Marili Kateri | … | Missy’s Friend |
| Nicole Catrice Keller | … | Street Dancer / Hip hop |
| Suzanne M. Lee | … | Club Dancer |
| Michael James Levy | … | Dancer |
| Skye Madsen | … | Dancer |
| Kunta Mazimba | … | Dragon Club Patron |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia