Here are some of the reasons why I love STEP UP.

#1 The story didn’t focus on the rich girl – poor guy angle (also known as the heaven and earth plot line, which is so overused in Philippine movies). Instead, they focused on the differences of Tyler Gage and Nora Clark as individuals.

#2 Tyler and Nora didn’t get together until AFTER she has broken up with her boyfriend Brett. Cheating on your boyfriend, no matter how big an ass he may be, is just a huge no-no in my book. I mean seriously, can’t you at least make a phone call to break up with the person you’re with before you hook up with someone else?

#3 The dance sequences and the music were really interesting. I have this thing for combining two different genres, like old-school church hymns with punk rock tempos (like “It Is Well with My Soul” my Jars of Clay” or sappy love songs like “Always Be My Baby” with rock star vocalists like David Cook. So combining ballet with hip-hop, and strings with percussions (such as in Bout It by Yung Joc featuring 3LW and Imma Shine by Youngbloodz) really worked for me.

#4 I totally understand Tyler about not wanting anything so that it wouldn’t matter if he didn’t get it. I’m like that myself sometimes (or most of the time? I am SO unambitious). But I guess it’s time to “think I can have them” too.

#5 Channing Tatum. Seeing him on screen is enough of a reason to like any movie. After seeing him in Step Up and researching about him on the internet, I realized that I’ve seen him before in Coach Carter and She’s the Man, and in the music video of “Get Up” by Ciara.