Only When I Dance is a 2009 documentary film directed by Beadie Finzi.
Only When I Dance tells the story of two teenagers, Irlan and Isabela, who pursue their dreams of becoming professional ballet dancers as a way to escape the violent slums of Rio de Janeiro.
It was broadcast on television in the United Kingdom on Christmas Day 2009.
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, with The Guardian awarding it four out of five stars and calling it a "moving, if rather shallow documentary".
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