''Honey 2'' is a 2011 American dance film and a sequel to the 2003 film ''

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'', directed by

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, who directed the original film. It stars Kat Graham,

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and

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, reprising her role as Connie Daniels, the mother of Honey Daniels from the first film. The film was released to cinemas in United Kingdom on June 10, 2011 and straight-to-video in the United States on February 21, 2012 on DVD and Blu-ray. The film was followed by two straight-to-video sequels, '' Honey 3: Dare to Dance'' (2016) and '' Honey: Rise Up and Dance'' (2018).

Plot

17-year-old Maria Bennett ( Kat Graham) returns from juvi to rebuild her life with nothing but a talent for street dance and a burning ambition to prove herself. She finds refuge in the place that made her feel most alive, as a kid at the rec center where Honey's exuberant classes first ignited her passion for dance. Keeping on the straight and narrow means living with Honey's mother Connie (

) and holding down a job. Wanting to start over, as being with her old crew landed her in juvi, she joins the HD crew. She wants to give pay back to her old crew (the 718 Crew) and ex-boyfriend Luis (Christopher Martinez) after realizing the bad influence they continue to have. Maria convinces HD to audition to compete on the television dance competition "Dance Battlezone" which means going up against the 718. The 718 tries to demotivate HD in a street dance-off, and manages to temporarily poach Tina from HD after. Once they involve her in stealing, she realises they are bad news, and begs HD to take her back. Maria finds passion, romance (with Brandon, NYU student and fellow HD member), and hard work in the HD crew while realizing why she started dancing in the first place.

Cast

* Kat Graham (credited as Katerina Graham) as Maria Bennet, a former member of the 718 Dance Crew, currently a member of the HD Crew * Christopher 'War' Martinez as Luis, the leader of the 718 Dance Crew and Maria's ex-boyfriend *

as Brandon, an HD Crew member and Maria's love interest *

as Tina, an HD Crew member * Beau "Casper" Smart as Ricky, an HD Crew member * Tyler Nelson as Darnell, an HD Crew member * Brittany Perry-Russell as Lyric, an HD Crew member *

Melissa Molinaro Melissa Smith (born June 4, 1982), better known by her stage name Melissa Molinaro, is a Canadian-American pop singer, actress, dancer, choreographer and model. She is perhaps best known for her reality TV appearances on '' Making the Band 3'' a ...

as Carla, an HD Crew member *

as Connie Daniels, Maria's foster mother *

Gerry Bednob Gerry Bednob (born May 18, 1950) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-American-Canadian actor and comedian of Bengali Indo-Trinidadian descent. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Toronto, and worked as a high sc ...

as Mr. Kapoor *

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as Host *

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as Hot Celebrity Judge *

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as Katrina, Celebrity Judge * Rosero McCoy as Jonas, Celebrity Judge * Alexis Jordan as Herself * Luke Broadlick as HD Crew #1 * Justin Deanda as HD Crew #2

Reception

References

External links

* 2011 drama films 2011 films American dance films American drama films Films about dance competitions Films set in New York City Films shot in New York City Films directed by Bille Woodruff 2010s hip hop films American sequel films Universal Pictures films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films {{2010s-drama-film-stub