Hey, Mom!
How are you?
We missed you. Everyone is here. Come in.
- Have some food. - Whoa, wait.
You're coming with me.
- Where are we going? - You'll see.
l can't believe l'm doing this.
What's wrong with what l had before?
Latin men like their girls to look like women, not boys.
A fact you'll appreciate when you meet my cousin.
You are not setting me up.
Alejandro's nice. Plus he just got here.
You're pimping me out so that your cousin
can get a green card?
He's from Florida.
Trust me, if he was not my cousin, you would not be standing there.
- You're sick. - Hmm.
And l'm hungry, so are we done here?
l guess.
Ooh, Miss Thing, you got titties?
Why you trying to look better than me at my party?
- Hey, cuz. - Hey, mama.
How you doing? This is my friend, Andie.
Andie, my cousin, Alejandro.
- Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
l'm just gonna sit down while you guys talk.
- You want to dance a real dance? - l'd love to.
Come on, mama.
- May l borrow your boyfriend? - Oh, he's not my boyfriend.
lt doesn't matter. lt's just a dance.
lt's just a dance.
Andie, come here.
You should really wait your turn.
- Ooh. - l couldn't.
l didn't know you could salsa.
There's a lot you don't know about me.
Which is surprising, considering how much you talk about yourself.
Ooh.
What's going on over here?
My goodness, Aunt Maria. lt has been emotional.
- l'll hit you up on MySpace sometime.
Thank you. You are charming.
- Thank you so much. - l had a good time.
Me, too. Don't tell your husband about us, now.
- Bye. - Hey.
- God?
You want to fly up here and give me a hand with these lights?
Sophie, what's up, girl? Let me find out.
You got a lot of stuff going. A lot of sofrito up in you.
Thank you. You're not so bad yourself.
Gracias, gracias. Moose, help me with these lights.
Mom's gonna kill me. Hurry up.
- Hurry up! - Hold this. l'm coming.
Sophie, l'll do it, l'll do it.
l'll do it. You're welcome.
- There we go. - This is really high.
No, it's not that bad.
- Yes, it is. - No, we're good.
- All right. Tree climber.
All right, this is gonna sound cheesy, but...
...for what it's worth, l'm really glad you're at MSA.
l think you were doing just fine before l got there.
That's just the thing. l mean, l've been trained to dance
since l first learned to walk.
But it's always been about doing it their way and it's just not me.
But, ever since you came, l feel more like myself.
Oh, geez.
Well, l know what you mean.
My mom always used to tell me, ''Just be yourself.''
When l was little that sounded strange,
'cause l was like, ''How could l be anyone else?''
- l bet you miss her. - Yeah.
When she got cancer, it was like the floor fell from underneath.
l've just been running ever since.
But now l can't find my way back.
Well, maybe it's not about going back.
Maybe it's about being right where you are.
l heard you was dancing it up in there.
What, you not joking now?
Come on, guys, l'm just trying to get home.
You thought it was real funny, what you did the other day.
- Tuck, it's a joke. - Look here.
Just 'cause you hang out with D don't mean you got what it takes.
She don't know where she came from.
You don't know anything about her.
So now you defending her?
Yes, l am. l'll see you at The Streets.
At The Streets? You in the streets now.
Unless you want some more of us,
l suggest you stay away from The Streets.
And stay farther away from Andie. Drop this fool.
Come on, get up, fool.
Get up!
Yeah. Ha.
You're not so funny now,
are you, clown?
Hey, yo, Tuck.
Hey.
- Chase, what's going on? - Hey.
- Hi. - Hi.
How you doing? ls everything OK?
Yes, everything's OK. Why wouldn't everything be OK?
- Oh, my God. What happened to you? - Nothing. Nothing.
Don't worry. Listen, l've got to get to class.
That is not nothing. Who did this to you?
Just forget about it. Let it go.
Who did this?
Does anybody know who is responsible for this?
This school will not be associated with these competitions.
Any future involvement
by our students in The Streets will lead to expulsion.
And anyone with any information is expected to come forward.
Get this place cleaned up.
Man, l can't believe they trashed the studio.
Now we have Director Collins on our back.
- Glass is all over the floor. - Somebody broke the stereo.
l don't understand.
These guys are no joke.
Collins was pissed.
- Graffiti was everywhere. - What are we gonna do?
- We could get expelled. - My parents would kill me
if l got expelled.
l'd have to go to a regular school with regular kids.
Hey, guys.
This has gotten way out of hand.
l'm really sorry that l got you all into this.
Andie, don't say that.
l put everything you guys worked for at risk.
And it's not fair.
- We're all in on this together. - Yeah, yeah.
No, it's over.
The crew's done. l don't know what we were thinking.
Andie West, Director Collins would like to see you.
By being involved in this you've brought delinquent
behavior into my school and put my students at risk.
And now the studio has been vandalized.
lt wasn't exactly like that.
l thought l could train you,
turn you into the dancer that you could be.
But l was wrong.
There's nothing that we can do for someone
who doesn't appreciate what's in front of them.
l understand.
You know, l really did try.
l'm not done.
Was there anyone else involved from this school?
No.
No one else. Just me.
Then l have no choice but to expel you.
- But l didn't... - l'm sorry.
That's it. l'm finished. Please leave.
Andie.
There you are. l've been looking all over for you.
- What are we gonna do? - lt's done.
Everything's done.
l think it's pretty clear that none of this was meant to be.
Whoa, Andie.
Don't do this.
Please just... Just let it go.
- You got that? - Mm-hmm
You're my big strong boy, huh?
l am your big strong boy.
Your school called.
l know l said things would be different...
l know what happened.
No more excuses, Andie. l'm sick and tired of this.
You're going to your aunt's in Texas, and that's final.
lt was my idea.
- Your idea for what? - To compete in The Streets.
lf you're gonna throw someone out it should have been me.
Don't be ridiculous. l'm not throwing you out.
How would that make me look?
l'm not gonna let her take the fall for this.
l should never have let her in.
lt didn't benefit us in any way.
Not everything we do has to benefit us.
Some people, Andie in particular, do what they love just because.
lsn't that why we started dancing in the first place?
Look, l have a lot to do for the fundraiser.
And so do you.
My decision about Andie is final. We're done here.
Oh, Peggy Beckham.
See, this is our new building.
Made of glass with state-of-the-art studios.
Hey. ls Andie here?
Andie?
lt's for you.
- What are you guys doing here? - Andie, we're going.
Eighth and Main, The Streets. We need you.
No, but what about the fundraiser?
- You could all be expelled. - Forget the fundraiser.
- We don't want the school to move. - lt's time we took a stand.
- Like you did. - lf MSA doesn't want you...
- Then we don't want you. - What are you talking about?
We do want Andie. We want Andie in, yes, right?
- Yes. - Look, you brought us together
and took the fall for us when we should have all done more.
Andie, that's why we're here.
We've all made a lot of mistakes, but now's our time.
We can go all the way. lf we don't try, it was all for nothing.
Come on, are you in?
l can't.
l promised Sarah l'd finish packing tonight.
Andie?
Can we talk a minute?
Yeah. l'll be right back.
l made a promise to your mom to take care of you.
l want to keep it.
l know.
l understand that and l am done fighting.
You know, you remind me so much of your mother.
You have her passion.
She was a really good friend to me, Andie.
Just like you are to them.
l just feel like l finally found this place where l belong.
l found people who believe in me.
l believe in you, too.
l've seen a change in you.
You should go tonight.
Really?
She'd want you to.
Let's do this.
Baltimore, y'all ready?
We gonna get down to it, see who has the hottest skills.
The dopest squad. You ready to get it started?
lt's The Streets, baby.
- Take a left. - And slow down.
Faster, faster! l love America!
Whoo!
lt's your man, DJ Sand, and it's the battle of the year.
We're getting ready to get really banoodles out here.
Can y'all handle that?
Come on, let's get wild, man.
Yo, man, you see this?
- Are you coming? - Good luck. Good luck.
What part of ''You don't belong here'' do you not understand?
Why don't you chill?
We're just trying to perform here like everyone else.
Yo, homey, this is how it is.
You're not invited. This is a closed event.
For locals only.
Besides, that jazz funk that y'all pulled at the Dragon
ain't gonna cut it here.
Neither will those moves you've been doing the past five years.
And by the way, l really liked your place,
but l think that fish made it smell better.
Watch your face. l'll knock you out, you hear?
- Don't disrespect me in my place. - You boys fighting in my house now?
You're think you're funny?
You want to tell me what the hell is going on?
They're at The Streets.
The Streets?
- l have to stop this. - Wait.
You always tell us that dance is about having something to say.
l never meant for anyone...
l think that a lot of people are finally speaking up.
Can't allow my students to participate in something illegal.
Well, there's a reason they're there and not here.
You should take a look. l think you'd be surprised.
- And you are...? - Robert Alexander, lll.
But you can call me Moose. l dance with their crew.
You dance?
Damn right, l dance. l can take you to where they are.
OK, Goose, let's go.
- No, it's Moose. - Whatever.
Wait. l'm coming with you.
lt's the moment you've all been waiting for.
At this time, let me introduce the five time reigning champ.
Give it up, make some noise, for the Four-one-oh!
Get it, Four-one-oh, let's go!
Let's go!
Check it out, baby! That's what l'm talkin' about!
Give it up to the Four-one-oh!
All right, you've seen 'em all.
Tell me who the hottest crew in Baltimore is.
That's what you think? l don't know, the Four-one-oh killed it.
- All right, y'all, let's hit it. - Yo, baby.
No, B, we're from the hood.
Yo, this is a neighborhood battle.
You're out of luck. Now, go home. Leave.
That's mad wack, B.
We're gonna get to it, figure it out after this.
Andie!
Hey, yo, it's not done yet. We've got one more for you.
- My crew's back there. We want a shot. - We're done. Doesn't matter.
Not from around here, but we want a shot.
Hey!
- Yo! - Boo!
Look.
We're all here because...
All right, all right. Yo. Some of you guys think...
Some of you guys think that we don't belong here.
- What is she doing? - lt doesn't matter where we're from.
You are not the valedictorian.
All right, all right.
Let me just say something.
The Streets are supposed to be about different people coming together.
We call this a battle, but what are we fighting for?
We're all here because we have this thing we do. We dance.
Right?
Being a part of The Street used to mean more than turf or power.
lt was about bringing something new to the floor.
And it shouldn't matter what we wear,
what school or what neighborhood we're from.
Because the best part of The Streets is, it's not about what you've got.
lt's what you make of what you've got.
So, if the Four-one-oh is too scared to defend their title against us,
then, hell, we'll be outside doing our thing where The Streets started.
We'll accept that.
l'm sure we've got something that will work.
- La-da! - Ooh!
Hit it, hit it, hit it.
Go, go, go!
Yeah, we did it, baby.
Whoo-hoo!
All right! Whoo!
Well. That was different.
Yes, sorry about the whole toe-pointing thing.
Yeah. l guess that didn't stick too well.
l'll keep working on that.
Yeah, you will, in my class. At school on Monday.
Oh, my God!
Whoa. Hey, Moose!
Yeah, you.
l think you might be in the wrong department.
Now, if you'll excuse me,
l have a little explaining to do at a fundraiser.
Oh, yeah.
So, see, l told you we could help each other out.
Yeah, yeah. Whatever.
Whatever.
Blow it up.
- Moose, hey. - Hey, Soph.
- How you doing? - l'm good.
- Did you see us? - That was great.
Sliding and flipping. My hat trick was amazing.
l was just doing it, like it was amazing.
That's what l thought.
Andie! Andie!
Hey!
Happy birthday. Open your present.
Blow out your candles.
You did so good. l'm so proud of you.
- Andie, l love you. - l love you.
l gotta go. l gotta pump. l gotta pump.
l thought you said we couldn't start our own crew.
l thought you said my dancing was little.
Look around. You brought all these people out here.