How She Move

How She Move is a 2007 drama film directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid and starring Rutina Wesley, Clé Bennett and Romina D'Ugo. The film showcases the street culture of step dancing. The film is produced by Celluloid Dreams, Sienna Films, Paramount Vantage and MTV Films. Plot Unable to afford the tuition needed to fund her private school education, Rayanna or Raya (Rutina Wesley) returns to her family home in the city while reluctantly re-evaluating her future. Upon learning that the top prize for an upcoming step-dancing competition is $50,000, Raya uses her impressive moves to earn a coveted slot in her good friend Bishop's (Dwain Murphy) predominantly male JSJ crew. Isolated from the local women due to jealousy and separated from her fellow dancers by her sex, the ambitious dancer is subsequently kicked off the team for showing off during a preliminary competition. Now, if Raya has any hope of realizing her medical school dreams, she will have to either earn back Bishop's trust or organize her own dance crew and start over from scratch. In the end, she eventually learns "how she move". Cast Rutina Wesley as Rayana 'Raya' Green Dwain Murphy as Bishop Clé Bennett as Garvey Romina D'Ugo as Selia Kevin Duhaney as E.C. Shawn Desman as Trey Nina Dobrev as Tall Girl In The Bathroom Brennan Gademans as 'Quake' Merwin Mondesir as Niko Niles Tré Armstrong as Michelle Jason Harrow as himself Jai Jai Jones as Lester Johnson Tristan D. Lalla as Manny 'Big Man Manny' Daniel Morrison as Wayne Keyshia Cole as herself DeRay Davis as himself Melanie Nicholls-King as Faye Green, Raya's Mom