Stomp the Yard

Stomp the Yard

He will challenge their traditions. Their traditions will change his life.

PG-13 2007 · 114 min · ★ 7.2 · Drama, Music

After the death of his younger brother, a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles is able to bypass juvenile hall by enrolling in the historically black, Truth University in Atlanta, Georgia. But his efforts to get an education and woo the girl he likes are sidelined when he is courted by the top two campus fraternities, both of which want and need his fierce street-style dance moves to win the highly coveted national step show competition.

Directed by Sylvain White · Written by Robert Adetuyi

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