Dance in Film · 2013
Battle of the Year (2013)
A former coach assembles an all-star team to reclaim the international B-boy crown for the United States at the sport of breaking’s biggest competition.
Battle of the Year is a 2013 dance feature film centred on ballroom and social dance. For dancers, it's a chance to see the style performed on screen — the phrasing, partnering, and musicality that the same dances carry onto a real floor.
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Where to watch: Streaming (various)
The dance sequences in Battle of the Year
3 sequences — what is danced, by whom, and where to find it.
Dream Team training montage
Breaking (B-Boying / B-Girling)Danced by Chris Brown; Dream Team ensemble · Choreography Dave Scott
A rag-tag all-star team shedding individual ego as the hard-nosed coach pushes it toward synchronized competition readiness.
The montage turns elite solo breakers into a disciplined crew and makes teamwork visible through repeated formation practice.
Open the film at this point · Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp was inferred. Apple TV identifies the 2013 Screen Gems release as 1h 49m; Dave Scott is credited as supervising choreographer by theGrio.
International competition ensemble round
Breaking (B-Boying / B-Girling)Danced by Dream Team ensemble; international competition teams · Choreography Dave Scott
Groups sliding flipping and spinning in tandem before the camera isolates a head spin and slows selected power moves for emphasis.
The competition staging alternates tightly synchronized ten-person formations with solo power moves so national crews remain legible as teams and as individual breakers.
Open the film at this point · Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp was inferred. Apple TV identifies the 2013 Screen Gems release as 1h 49m; Dave Scott is credited as supervising choreographer by theGrio.
Penultimate competition round
Breaking (B-Boying / B-Girling)Choreography Dave Scott
An unnamed feat in the penultimate round that the reviewer described as something he had never seen before.
The late-round choreography provides a competition-specific escalation rather than another generic montage and is independently singled out for an unfamiliar feat.
Open the film at this point · Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp was inferred. Apple TV identifies the 2013 Screen Gems release as 1h 49m; Pajiba identifies Dave Scott as choreographer but does not name the specific feat.
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