Aspiring ballerinas face off in the Youth America Grand Prix, where only the best will secure coveted scholarships and contracts. With perfection expected and exhaustion inevitable, six talented dancers push their bodies to the limit, juggling artistic ambition with adolescent drama. A Sundance Selects award-winning documentary, FIRST POSITION showcases remarkable talent, tenacity, and passion.

Aspiring ballerinas face off in the Youth America Grand Prix, where only the best will secure coveted scholarships and contracts. With perfection expected and exhaustion inevitable, six talented dancers push their bodies to the limit, juggling artistic ambition with adolescent drama. A Sundance Selects award-winning documentary, FIRST POSITION showcases remarkable talent, tenacity, and passion.

Does First Position have end credit scenes?

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First Position does not have end credit scenes.

Actors

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Ratings

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Metacritic

72

Metascore

8.1

User Score

Rotten Tomatoes
review

93%

TOMATOMETER

review

84%

User Score

IMDb

7.5 /10

IMDb Rating

TMDB

74

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2011 Toronto International Film Festival Awards 2011

Nomination

People's Choice Award (Documentary), First Runner Up

Bess Kargman

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