Lisa Kennedy of
Variety wrote: "Director Chelsea McMullan, along with co-writer and producer Sean O'Neill, have crafted a work that echoes the artform's grace and rigor, physical demands and details. As one of the film's achingly sympathetic subjects Shaelynn Estrada confesses, it also explores the deep love and sometimes equally deep antipathy dancers can have for their chosen profession."
The Guardians Leslie Felperin awarded the "nuanced" film three stars out of five, describing it as "an interesting snapshot of an art form struggling, like so many others, with changing expectations about representation."
Awards At Cinéfest, the film was runner-up for the Audience Choice award for Best Documentary Film. At Calgary, the film won the award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary. The film was the winner of the 2024
Canadian Screen Award for Best Sound Design in a Documentary, and the 2024
DGC Allan King Award for Best Documentary Film. ==References==