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  • Summary: Dancing Across Borders is the intimate and triumphant story of Sokvannara "Sy" Sar, who as a young man in Cambodia was dancing with a small troupe in Angkor Wat when Anne Bass, a longtime patron of dance in America, saw him perform. Bass was so taken with Sy's talent and potential that she arranged for him to come to New York and audition for the prestigious School of the American Ballet. (First Run Features) … Expand

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    75
    Even filmgoers who aren't into dance will find this story captivating because, as much as anything, Sokvannara wants to please his audience, whether in the concert hall or the movie theater. The kid is a natural.
  2. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Ed Schied
    60
    Dancing lacks probing interviews to highlight the tremendous cultural change, but Sy remains an engaging focus point and there are numerous performance sequences that ably demonstrate his growing accomplishments.
  3. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: S. James Snyder
    60
    An illuminating profile but a sloppy snapshot of the immigrant experience.

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