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 10 Dance, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese BL (boys’ love) manga by Inouesatoh, has arrived on Netflix with excellent choreography, the same level of yearning, slightly less racism, and a story just as incomplete as the manga. Because yes, this movie is called 10 Dance. No, we don’t actually get to the 10 Dance competition. Netflix is ​​obviously banking on a sequel, because the decision to end the film at what feels like the beginning is a clear strategy to make us beg for more. And we are begging. We want more. More dancing, yes, but also more yearning. More romance. In fact, the only thing we don’t want more of is the stereotypes! They can keep those. Director: Keishi Otomo Writers: Satoh Inoue, Keishi Otomo, Tomoko Yoshida Stars: Ryoma Takeuchi, Keita Machida, Shiori Doi Let’s start there. The biggest problem with 10 Dance is that, as a Latina, I felt insulted every time Cuba was mentioned and Latino stereotypes were reinforced, whether in Japanese or t...