The Way We Dance, Adam Wong (Hong Kong, 2013)

Filled with funk, style, and fun, The Way We Dance dives into the Hong Kong hip-hop dance scene via the charming eyes of Fleur (Cherry Ngan). While spending her days working at her family’s tofu shop, she daydreams about her own colorful, pop-and-lockin’ dance world. When she gets accepted to college, she can’t wait to join her school’s hip-hop dance team, BombA. They immediately take to her talent and she quickly becomes the team’s “supernova.” But obstacles arise when they are preparing to do battle with their rivals, the Rooftoppers. Teammates start to doubt her ability and a love triangle develops between Fleur, her dreamy teammate, and a quirky Tai Chi instructor. Up-and-coming director Adam Wong delivers a high-energy dance film in the spirit of American movies like Step Up and You Got Served. The dance sequences courtesy of influential Hong Kong choreographer Shing Mak are mind-blowing, and you’ll definitely want to jump in on the epic dance battle finale.

—Dino-Ray Ramos

• Written by Wong, Saville Chan, Chan Tai Lee. Photographed by Cheng Siu Keung. With Cherry Ngan, Babyjohn Choi, Lokman Yeung, Tommy “Guns” Ly. (110 mins, In Cantonese with English subtitles, Color, DCP)