Dance in Film · 2013
Flex Is Kings (2013)
Filmed inside East New York's DIY Battlefest scene, Deidre Schoo and Michael Beach Nichols preserve flexing as community-authored narrative dance: bone-breaking contortions, glides, hat tricks, and theatrical battle “punchlines” grow directly from Brooklyn lives rather than being packaged as generic hip-hop spectacle.
Flex Is Kings is a 2013 dance documentary 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: Free with ads on Tubi in the United States; Hoopla library streaming and a Prime Video/AMC+ listing were also verified on 2026-08-09. Availability may change by service and library.
Trailer
Official trailer.
The dance sequences in Flex Is Kings
3 sequences — what is danced, by whom, and where to find it.
Battlefest season battles
Danced by Flizzo; Jay Donn; Battlefest dancers
A close East New York crowd reacting as dancers turn gun battles, romantic interludes, and run-ins with authorities into competitive flex stories.
The Battlefest structure makes flexing read as authored narrative: bone-breaking contortions, glides, and street-story scenarios turn each encounter into theatrical call-and-response with the crowd.
Open the film at this point · Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. 83-minute distributor runtime. Monument says the film is structured around a Battlefest season and currently links Vimeo, iTunes, Amazon, and DVD; the Vimeo On Demand title page opened 2026-08-13. Availability may vary by region. No edition-specific timestamp or sequence choreographer was verified.
Flizzo's live-bird Battlefest punchline
Danced by Flizzo
A live zebra finch appearing at the climax of the Battlefest trick.
Flizzo turns surprise into movement dramaturgy: the live-bird reveal lands because the flex battle is built around character, timing, and an impossible theatrical image.
Open the film at this point · Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. 83-minute distributor runtime. Tribeca's director interview identifies Flizzo as the central character who orchestrated the zebra-finch trick. The Vimeo On Demand title page opened 2026-08-13; no edition-specific timestamp or choreographer credit was verified.
Jay Donn's Flex Wars illusion routine
Danced by Jay Donn
The 15-foot balcony somersault after the fake-hand and self-moving-sneaker illusions.
Jay Donn builds a gravity-defying Flex Wars set from fake-hand and fishing-line sneaker illusions, escalating the theatrical misdirection into a balcony somersault.
Open the film at this point · Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. 83-minute distributor runtime. Tribeca's 2013 director interview identifies the Flex Wars sequence and its 15-foot-balcony finish. The Vimeo On Demand title page opened 2026-08-13; no edition-specific timestamp or choreographer credit was verified.
Poster artwork from TMDB.
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