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Dance of the Dragon
The Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival is pleased to present the Hawaii premiere of DANCE OF THE DRAGON. Produced and filmed entirely inSingapore, this is a cross-cultural tale of love, obsession, bravery and hope. Tae (Korean heartthrob Jang Hyuk) has always fantasized about becoming a famous ballroom dancer. Since he could not attend a dance school, he taught himself by watching dance videos. He has trained himself well, but eventually he realizes there’s only one way to take his dancing to the next level — he has to leave Korea.
His lifelong dream takes him to Singapore where begins taking lessons from Emi Lim (Fann Wong, one of Singapore’s hottest and most bankable stars), a former ballroom dancing champion who can no longer compete due to a career-ending injury. Emi, however, is highly renowned for her ability to take dancers to great heights. Before long, Tae falls deeplyin love with Emi. The circumstances just aren’t right for romance. Emi is focused on training all her students for the upcoming national ballroom dancing championships. What’s more, Emi’s boyfriend Cheng (Hawaii’s very own Jason Scott Lee) is the crazy-eyed jealous type, and a former martial arts champion.
As Tae and Emi become closer, Cheng becomes more possessive and will stop at nothing to quash their budding romance ...
— Jason Soeda

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