While this film is interesting in that it affords a rare inside view into the world of ballet competitions, it is quite misleading in several respects. Most importantly, there is no forewarning that this is really an 'infomercial' for Youth America Grand Prix enterprise and that the film's director and the YAGP owners were totally in cahoots from the beginning. Hence, for example, one of the featured competitors (the very promising Aran Bell of Italy-via-USA) is depicted as if he were competiting for the first time in the youngest division when, in fact, he not only competed the previous year (2009) but won the whole freakin' division (the same top prize that he 'surprisingly' wins in 2010, when the film was made). Phoney baloney...but still an interesting film to see. Just be sure to watch it with a grain of salt, knowing that a lot of it is 'scripted.'