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* {{Ballet}}: Jen is seen doing this in the beginning, and as Chehon Wespi-Tschopp is a real-life ballerino, Ken does pirouettes in one of his dance scenes.


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* DaintyLittleBalletDancers: Averted; both main actors are real-life ballet dancers, and ballet scenes in the film show both feminine and masculine routines.
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* NoOSHACompliance: No one seems to have a problem with Ken's dancing in the kitchen.

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* NoOSHACompliance: No The hotel, where people are allowed to break into dancing and performance acts in risky places like the kitchen and the lobby, and no one seems to have a problem with Ken's dancing in the kitchen.this.
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* MissedTheRecital: Subverted: Jen's dad nearly has to miss the dance competition due to a shareholders' meeting. He manages to get there at the last minute.

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* MissedTheRecital: Subverted: Jen's dad nearly has to miss the dance competition due to a shareholders' meeting. He [[spoiler:He manages to get there at the last minute.]]
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* NoOSHACompliance: No one seems to have a problem with Ken's dancing in the kitchen.
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* MrFanservice: Ken gets lots of opportunities to show off his well-built frame, even going {{shirtless|Scene}} at times.
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* AmbiguousEnding: The film ends only with [[spoiler:Jen and Ken winning the competition, and Jen's mother giving Jen's father an embrace and a kiss in the audience. There is a lot left unexplained: what happens to Danny and Shotsy, whether Jen's father changes his views on his daughter's relationship, etc.]]
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* AwkwardKiss: Jen and Ken's climactic BigDamnKiss is interrupted by running commentary from random hotel guests watching them.

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* AwkwardKiss: Jen [[spoiler:Jen and Ken's climactic BigDamnKiss is interrupted by running commentary from random hotel guests watching them.]]
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* DivorceIsTemporary: [[spoiler:Jen and Ken's victory at the competition makes the former's parents get back together.]]
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* AnimationBump: [[spoiler:Ken and Jenny's kiss]] has better video quality than the rest of the movie.
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* [[EverybodyWasKungFuFighting Everybody Was Ballroom Dancing]]: Nearly every major character is a dancer.


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* SecondPlaceIsForLosers: Winning, particularly at the climactic dance competition, is "everything" to Danny and Shotsy. [[HeelFaceTurn And then they immediately decide]] [[DefeatMeansRespect Jen and Ken deserve to win.]]
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* DanceOfDespair: One of the Captain's random dance moments takes place right after Jen and Ken have their argument. He ends his usually jaunty dance with a heavy sigh and dismayed shake of the head.
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* HellHotel: Okay, it's not ''supposed'' to be this, but the Hit Parade Hotel is full of people breaking into song and dance and all manner of performance art at any given moment, which would probably be terrifying--or at least incredibly annoying--to some.


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* RaceForYourLove: Ken, for Jen, following their SecondActBreakup.

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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Jen's father will not have her dating a kid's who's a dishwasher in his hotel. He wants her to go out with the head bellboy instead.

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* DatingWhatDaddyHates: Jen's father will not have her dating a kid's who's a dishwasher in his hotel. He wants her to go out with the head bellboy instead.


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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Shotsy sadly accepts that Ken will never be hers and encourages him to make up with Jen.


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* RecurringExtra: The mime. Seriously, what was the mime for?

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* AlwaysOnDuty: The Captain appears to work at the hotel door at all hours of the day and night, as well as emceeing the off-site dance competition.



* AwkwardKiss: Jen and Ken's climactic BigDamnKiss is interrupted by running commentary from random hotel guests watching them.
* BadDate: Jen's dad forces her to go on one with Danny. She doesn't expect to enjoy herself, and she's right: Their conversation is beyond awkward, even by this movie's standards, and he still goes for a kiss at the end!



* DanceOff: Jen and Ken get into a flirtatious one when they first meet at a teen club.
* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: It's also ON!



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At first Ken writes Hal off at the {{Jerkass}} who makes him perform chores that have already been performed out of spite. Turns out he's a [[InformedAbility very talented choreographer]] who's still grieving for his son.



* MissedTheRecital: Subverted: Jen's dad nearly has to miss the dance competition due to a shareholders' meeting. He manages to get there at the last minute.
* MsFanservice: Shotsy wears increasingly low-cut tops in the hopes of attracting Ken's affection. [[ImStandingRightHere It doesn't work.]]



* SceneryPorn: The film makes a point of showing off Panama Beach's scenery and tourist attractions to the point of feeling like a tourism ad for the area at times.

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* SceneryPorn: The film makes a point of showing off Panama City Beach's scenery and tourist attractions to the point of feeling like a tourism ad for the area at times.times.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Jen feels no compunction about making a mess in the hotel corridor, since her dad owns the place.



* SweetTooth: Jen and Ken's all-day date starts with [[SweetheartSipping milkshakes]] and ends with ice cream.



* UptownGirl: Jen, to Ken.
* VisitByDivorcedDad: Inverted: Jen goes to visit her father at the hotel he owns after several years with little contact.



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* StockFootage: There are many shots of the cheering crowd during the dance contest that are clearly taken from other concerts or spring break events, which makes it stand out significantly.
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''Dancin' It's On'' is a 2015 romance movie directed and co-written by David Winters, starring Witney Carson and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and ''Series/SoYouThinkYouCanDance'' fame respectively.

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''Dancin' It's On'' is a 2015 romance movie film directed and co-written by David Winters, starring Witney Carson and Chehon Wespi-Tschopp of ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'' and ''Series/SoYouThinkYouCanDance'' fame respectively.
respectively. The film was theatrically released in 2015.



Compare ''Film/FromJustinToKelly'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' and ''Film/CampRock''.

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Compare ''Film/FromJustinToKelly'', ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'' and ''Film/CampRock''.''Film/FromJustinToKelly''.
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* PomPomGirl: Jenny is a cheerleader, as shown in the movie's beginning.
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* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: The Shakespeare-quoting receptionist [[CommonKnowledge once again]] makes the "wherefore art thou" blunder by uttering this line while flipping through the guestbook looking for a customer with the last name Romeo.

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* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Captain is only ever known as the Captain.



* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Captain is only ever known as the Captain. Shotsy may be a case of this or UnfortunateName. Ken may also be this, as the name is usually the short form of ''Kenneth''.
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* AdvertisedExtra: The black girl on one of the movie's covers would be this if she's the same person as the extra in the competition.


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* LadyNotAppearingInThisGame: An [[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2598580/mediaviewer/rm402383616/ alternate cover]] features alongside the named characters a black girl who is either this or AdvertisedExtra if she's the nameless, dialogueless dancer in the climactic competition.
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* HongKongDub: Due to rampant poor ADR, dialogues often don't match the actors' lip movements.
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* MysteriousIdentity: The Captain is a walking enigma; nothing is clear about him, not even his name or his actual profession (he's supposedly the hotel doorman, but he also hosts the dance contest). He's only a TokenBlackFriend who mysteriously and annoyingly pops up at regular intervals to act "wise" and "supportive".

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* MysteriousIdentity: MysteriousStranger: The Captain is a walking enigma; nothing is clear about him, not even his name or his actual profession (he's supposedly the hotel doorman, but he also hosts the dance contest). He's only a TokenBlackFriend who mysteriously and annoyingly pops up at regular intervals to act "wise" and "supportive".

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