Maude Green's first time being involved in the film industry has been "incredible," she says.
"It was very intense, but very rewarding and fun," says Green, a member of this year's graduating class at South Delta Secondary in Tsawwassen.
Green, who lives in Point Roberts, plays the role of Allegra in Center Stage: On Pointe, a movie that premieres on Lifetime TV tomorrow at 8 p.m. The movie tells the story of a group of talented dancers who compete for spots in the prestigious American Ballet Company.
Acting in the movie was an eye-opening experience for Green.
"I had no idea what it was going to be like. I was really nervous beforehand but I definitely learned a lot on the set from the director and the other actors."
Green has a plenty of dance experience.
Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater, Brookline Ballet School in Boston as well as summer programs at Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Massachusetts and Canada's National Ballet in Toronto. When Green was 14, she moved to New York City to train at the Joffrey Ballet School.
"I don't think I could have done this without all that experience. It was good because I finally got to use it. I have this ... movie to show that all of that experience was worth it," she says.
"Dancing professionally was always something that I wanted to do. But I realized being in a ballet company wasn't the path I wanted to take. So it was really cool for me to actually dance professionally, it was in a movie and I was getting paid for it."
Center Stage: On Pointe is one of the sequels to 2000's Center Stage, a film that's familiar to Green.
"Being a dancer, growing up, that was one of everyone's favourite movies."
Green played the main character in the SDSS production of Legally Blonde the Musical last year.
