Step review – slickly inspiring dance documentary

The winning personalities of a school troupe from inner-city Baltimore shine through some overly polished stylingsThe life-affirming story of a group of young African American female high-school students whose participation in a dance team helps them rise above the hardships of their daily lives, Step is the kind of highly polished, synthetic documentary that makes my teeth hurt. There’s a slickness to this storytelling that makes everything feel slightly fraudulent, even if it isn’t