In prisons ruled by toxic masculinity, dancing is an absolute taboo. But at Lancaster’s A-Yard, near Los Angeles, a group of young men, willing to take a chance to be mocked in the yard, start a dance class led by French choreographer Dimitri Chamblas. This class quickly becomes an intoxicating escape from their grim reality so they decide to create a dance show. In this exceptional context, the inmates engage with overwhelming sincerity, evoking their childhood, ganglife, the crimes, the prison, and their desire for transformation. Beyond damaged lives and a prison system on the edge of the abyss, DANCING IN A-YARD explores redemption and the capacity of human beings to reinvent themselves, when given a chance. And more importantly, how art and introspection can help see the light.
Dimitri Chamblas
as Himself
Dr. Bidhan Ro
as Himself
Dimitri Gales
as Himself
Kenneth Webb
as Himself
Antonio Toy
as Himself
Jonathan Hammond
as Himself
Baleegh Brown
as Himself
Terry Bell
as Himself
Tyson Atlas
as Himself
Albert 'AJ' Beckley
as Himself
Arshawn Green
as Himself
Randolph Haliburton
as Himself
