Dance in Film · 2016
Leap! (2016)
An orphan girl chases her dream of becoming a ballerina at the Paris Opera in this animated adventure (released as Ballerina outside North America) — a warm entry point for young dancers.
Leap! is a 2016 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 Leap!
4 sequences — what is danced, by whom, and where to find it.
Félicie and Camille ballet dance battle
Classical BalletDanced by Félicie; Camille (animated) · Choreography Aurélie Dupont
The two rivals answering each other with rapid ballet steps beside the marble staircase.
The rivalry becomes a direct exchange of bourrées, jumps and balances rather than another verbal confrontation. Its pop-scored exaggeration stretches realism, but the underlying ballet vocabulary makes each character’s attack, control and musical response legible.
Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp used. Animated characters are keyframed from Paris Opera Ballet dancers Aurélie Dupont and Jérémie Bélingard; the 2016 original was released in the U.S. as Leap! in 2017. U.S. rental availability checked 2026-08-12.
Odette’s private ballet training
Classical BalletDanced by Félicie; Odette (animated) · Choreography Aurélie Dupont
Félicie practicing under Odette’s exacting eye outside the formal school.
Odette turns Félicie’s raw enthusiasm into disciplined placement, repetition and control. The animation keeps the labor of ballet training visible, making progress read through cleaner coordination rather than a magical shortcut.
Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp used. Animated characters are keyframed from Paris Opera Ballet dancers Aurélie Dupont and Jérémie Bélingard; the 2016 original was released in the U.S. as Leap! in 2017. U.S. rental availability checked 2026-08-12.
Opera Ballet School training and cuts
Classical BalletDanced by Félicie; Camille; Opera Ballet School students (animated) · Choreography Aurélie Dupont
Félicie trying to keep her place among the technically polished Opera Ballet pupils.
The class turns academic ballet technique into dramatic stakes as students are measured against the same combinations. Keyframed movement gives the animated bodies recognizable line and placement while the repeated cuts expose how discipline shapes survival at the school.
Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp used. Animated characters are keyframed from Paris Opera Ballet dancers Aurélie Dupont and Jérémie Bélingard; the 2016 original was released in the U.S. as Leap! in 2017. U.S. rental availability checked 2026-08-12.
The Nutcracker audition
Classical BalletDanced by Félicie; Camille; Opera Ballet School students (animated) · Choreography Aurélie Dupont
The remaining pupils being cut as Félicie and Camille compete for the Clara role.
The audition compresses training, nerves and competitive hierarchy into ballet combinations judged in public. Félicie’s initial failure and return give technique a narrative function: control must catch up with instinct before passion can persuade the room.
Stream or rental only — the timestamp is for when you have it playing. No edition-specific timestamp used. Animated characters are keyframed from Paris Opera Ballet dancers Aurélie Dupont and Jérémie Bélingard; the 2016 original was released in the U.S. as Leap! in 2017. U.S. rental availability checked 2026-08-12.
Poster artwork from TMDB.
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