Step Into... The Movies

Full disclosure. I come from a family of musical theater people, dancers, singers, actors. This is such a great show both for those of us for whom the numbers are old favorites and for our students who can discover these iconic numbers. I hope and pray that we will see this become a regular occurrence. Like, once or twice a year like the live musicals?

Than you, Mr. And Mrs. Hough, for giving us your amazing kids!

If you love dancing, especially in musical films, this is an absolute must see film for you. Every number was an obvious love letter to the film it represented. I loved the variety of numbers too, because it didn't just concentrate on one style of dance and music. Oftentimes we will get features similar to this that seem too long, but in this case the only thing that I wanted was for it to be twice as long. There are so many iconic dance numbers from past films that they could easily have a sequel, and I would be among the first to tune in. Even the guest performers did an excellent job with their singing and dancing. Two thumbs sky high for this amazing show.

I adore Derek Hough. Julianne also but Derek for all the OBVIOUS reasons. Man is he dreamy. What I love about him is also what I love about this special. He is a throwback to a time when men were sexier, suaver, and oh so fabulous. I am also a fan of ALL the old Hollywood musicals. I WISH HOLLYWOOD STILL MADE THESE! Enough with the Superhero crap and some garbage... Let's revitalize real artistic expressions and dancing and singing. I would watch unlimited episodes or movies like this.... I want to see them pay homage to The Sound Of Music, Mary Poppins, Cinderella, Xanadu, etx. Moulin Rouge is my all time FAVORITE MUSICAL EVER.... I would LOVE to see all the numbers done by Derek and Julianne. PLEASE SOMEONE GIVE THESE 2 THEIR OWN WEEKLY VARIETY SHOW... a la Donny and Marie in the 70's!

This was so beautiful and magical! The Houghs are so talented and they work well together. Derek is unbelievably talented and in a class all his own...Julianne is great too, but Derek is a rare gem. He's so talented. This felt a little rushed with so much to pack into 42 minutes, but the Dirty Dancing homage at the end was fantastic....so beautiful and just the right amount of original choreography mixed with today's dancing. However, even though Derek is amazing, my personal opinion is that Harry Shum Jr and Julianne stole the entire show with their Beauty and the Beast dance. I didn't even know who Harry Shum Jr was before this dance, but omg...you better believe I know who he is now. He could give Derek a serious run for his money. His dance with Julianne was gorgeous...the choreography was absolutely exquisite and their chemistry in the dance is beautiful. I've watched it 5 times on repeat and I'm still amazed. If you have a Disney+ subscription, you have to watch this!

Great song and dance tributes to iconic musical showstoppers. It was such an homage to the original artists by a whole new crop of talent. Well done Houghs! I give this TV film a 7 (good) out of 10. {Musical Tribute}