Five Dances

A shy 18 year old moves from Kansas to The Big Apple and starts learning five dances hence the title. Every piece of the film's dances will be seared into your brain by the end of the film, but it is how it gets there that is the best part

Katie, Theo, Anthony, Cynthia and Chip are the main cast and most of this movie takes place in the dance studio. It's pretty much life for these dancers.

Always in the back of his mind is his Mom, his mother wants him to return to Kansas and she suspects Chip's doing a lot more than dancing in NYC

It is indeed a slow burn, but worth it. There's lots of silence in the film and some of it is filled with music. All the cast I feel help it shine but one subplot in the film must have had more time but may have been cut.

If you like an artsy slow burn that has good pay off, I would venture this as a good flick. I like how it does have LGBT themes but it is about opening up and being who you're supposed to be

Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and touching queer movies of the 2010s. The acting and dancing is absolutely top-notch. I honestly did not expect such a wonderful gem of a film.

It is a more a dance movie than an lgbt story. I liked that the film centered on dance and the rest of the relations was floating in the background such as life.

But i am also feeling a little bit disappointed that the story didn't flourish enough around the dances. Choreography is great and I would like to see it serve the film better. Especially through to the end of the movie, the scenes were warm.

I enjoyed this simple story about the intimacy and vulnerability that is experienced between a group of dancers (or any group of artists, for that matter). The main character was a gentle and torn soul. The cast did not appear to be professional actors, but delivered genuine performances. I found the soundtrack to be gorgeous (loved the Perfume Genius track)and well chosen. The cinematography was be impressive, though there was some strange editing, at times. An overall nice, sweet, and enjoyable film. My only gripe, and it's a small one, was that most all of the cast seemed to be on the verge of tears. This seemed to be a bit one-dimensional, but the mood shifted in the latter part of the film.

Being a dancer myself, I loved the fact that the film was centred around that theme, without needing to build a deep plot line. It told a story within itself. At times, it conveyed the characters' emotions possibly more than words could, it just fit, especially the piece nearer the end between Chip and Theo. I found it beautiful and emotional.

I also really empathised for Cynthia when she's crying in her bathroom and we can hear her husband's voice in the background.

I'm not sure what Chip's mum added to the storyline, perhaps it could have been replaced with more of a story line between the two men.

The music was evocative at times, some I didn't like completely, I liked it when we just heard the dancers' breath and even when it was silent.

Overall, it was a really enjoyable film, really emotional and it was brilliant when Chip started to connect with everyone else.