Honey (2003 film)

Honey is a 2003 dance film released by Universal Pictures. Featuring music produced by Rodney Jerkins, the film stars Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Lil Romeo, Joy Bryant, David Moscow and features performances by Tweet, Jadakiss and Ginuwine. It also features a cameo by Missy Elliott. Honey was followed by a sequel, Honey 2, released on June 10, 2011.

Honey dates barber Chaz Mekhi Phifer but has a hard time maintaining the community centre with her new choreography career. The building is old and falling apart, and her mother is struggling to run it. Deciding to do something about it, Honey finds an old store up for sale and decides to turn it into a dance studio for the local kids. Pressuring her to take up teaching ballet classes, her parents refuse to help with the new dance studio, but Honey gets a bank loan, and puts down a deposit. Meanwhile, she pitches an idea to Michael for Ginuwines new video, using the kids she teaches at the center as backup dancers with Ginuwine acting like an urban Pied Piper. Ginas 25th birthday comes up, and Honey makes plans to take her to Atlantic City, but Michael convinces her to make an appearance at a black and white party instead, where he subsequently makes a drunken pass at her. She refuses his advances, slaps him and Michael begins a major outburst so she leaves the party.Honey and the kids are background dancers for Ginuwines new video but Michael is not impressed and chooses to replace her with Katrina and blackballs her from the business. Honeys friendship with Gina, although strained, improves, and she helps Honey realize she can still make her dreams come true. ........

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