I walked into the theater during the opening credits of "You Got Served" to the site of an engaging group of people overflowing with dance moves. And that was just the audience. When I turned around to watch the movie I was able to see what the excitement was all about.

Back in the 1980’s I had a friend in high school obsessed with break-dancing. He was a Cherokee nicknamed "Breaking Buddy." In class as soon as the teacher would turn her head he would be on the floor practicing his moves. Many of which we all tried to do and were constantly warned of the potential danger of breaking our wrists at best and our necks at worst. Be forewarned, this film features moves that would make the cast of "Jackass" chew their nails.

The plot in "You Got Served" was perhaps secondary to the dance routines. But the dancing - break-dancing in particular - was so good that you can forgive enough to really enjoy this picture. The story line and acting, though typical of the B dance movie, were good enough to make this, for the most part, a fun film. That is perhaps with the exception of a twist involving the death of a young boy.

As expected this was man against man on the dance floor. Black versus white in some cases but without a lot of racial tension, as the white people in the film completely embraced black culture, and in a more convincing way in my opinion than in "8 Mile."

Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t as good a film as "Strictly Ballroom" but it is better than 2000’s "Bring It On". What it lacks in originality of story line and character development it seems to make up for with some truly breathtaking dance performances. And I have to commend the editor for having the sense not to do too many short cuts. There is some real performance talent here that would have been ruined had it been chopped up into short scenes, as is often the case on MTV.

I ran into Breaking Buddy years later. He has since appeared in music videos and danced competitively. But I have to urge young people to not try any of the head slides and spins demonstrated in the film. They are beyond dangerous in real life. Other than that there are some truly inspiring performances captured here that make this film worth a look.