TuTuMUCH is a documentary film that follows nine young ballet dancers as they plié, pirouette and compete at highly-coveted spots in an intensive four-week professional ballet summer program at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. Leaving behind their families and friends, often for the first time, each girl confronts the painstaking and sometimes rewarding realities of actually living her dream. From the Emmy award-winning producers of Dracula and Ballet High, "TuTuMUCH" takes a behind-the-scenes look at how it feels to be twelve years old and embark on a career as a professional ballet dancer, all before they've even had their first date.
TuTuMUCH is a documentary film that follows nine young ballet dancers as they plié, pirouette and compete at highly-coveted spots in an intensive four-week professional ballet summer program at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. Leaving behind their families and friends, often for the first time, each girl confronts the painstaking and sometimes rewarding realities of actually living her dream. From the Emmy award-winning producers of Dracula and Ballet High, "TuTuMUCH" takes a behind-the-scenes look at how it feels to be twelve years old and embark on a career as a professional ballet dancer, all before they've even had their first date.
General Note
Originally released by First-Run Features (Firm), 2010.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 26, 2015.
Content Note
Auditions --(2:50) -- Good News -- (1:27) -- Won-Jung -- (1:20) -- Alia -- (0:46) -- Orientation -- (1:42) -- Placement Class -- (0:37) -- Lauren -- (2:11) -- Kayla and Sidnie -- (1:03) -- Melissa -- (1:41) -- First Class -- (2:41) -- Carmen -- (2:02) -- Lunch Break -- (2:00) -- Alicja -- (1:19) -- Raquel -- (1:40) -- Physical Challenges -- (2:17) -- Ballet Athleticism -- (0:50) -- Toe Shoe Lesson -- (2:46) -- En Pointe -- (1:14) -- Ballet Pain -- (2:33) -- Perfect Posture -- (2:21) -- Increasing Pressure -- (2:21) -- Language Barrier -- (1:23) -- Unwinding -- (0:52) -- Dance Expression -- (0:56) -- Improving -- (1:46) -- Lauren and Alicja's Evaluation -- (1:52) -- Making Friends -- (1:13) -- Competition -- (0:56) -- Financial Challenges -- (1:46) -- Homesick -- (1:32) -- Room Inspection -- (1:47) -- Special Opportunity -- (2:03) -- Nutcracker Auditions -- (3:24) -- Getting the Part -- (1:22) -- Dance Stress -- (2:28) -- Waiting for Results -- (1:38) -- Disappointment -- (1:21) -- Fulfilling a Dream -- (0:54) -- Body Structure Flaws -- (1:50) -- Happy News -- (1:54) -- Time Pressure -- (2:04) -- Anxiety -- (2:07) -- Difficult Decision -- (2:32) -- Saying Goodbye -- (1:32) -- Giving up an Opportunity -- (1:03) -- Lack of Financial Support -- (1:10) -- Final Class -- (1:00) -- Credits: Tutu Much -- (2:25).