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Melissa Arnette " Missy " Elliott ( born July 1 , 1971 ), often known professionally as Missy " Misdemeanor " Elliott , is an American rapper , dancer , and record producer . Elliott embarked on her music career with all - female R & B group Sista in the early 1990s and later became a member of the Swing Mob ___MASK45___ along with childhood friend and longtime collaborator Timbaland , with whom she worked on projects for Aaliyah , 702 , Total , and SWV . Following several collaborations and guest appearances , she launched her solo career in 1997 with her debut album " Supa Dupa Fly ", which spawned the hit singles " The Rain ( Supa Dupa Fly )" and " Sock It 2 Me ". The album debuted at number three on the " Billboard " 200 , the highest - charting debut for a female rapper at the time . Step Up is a 2006 American romantic dance film directed by Anne Fletcher starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan Tatum . Set in Baltimore , Maryland , the film follows the tale of the disadvantaged Tyler Gage ( Channing Tatum ) and the privileged modern dancer Nora Clark ( Jenna Dewan ) , who find themselves paired up in a showcase that determines both of their futures . Realizing that they only have one chance , they finally work together . The film was followed by four sequels in the series : Step Up 2 : The Streets ( 2008 ) , Step Up 3D ( 2010 ) , Step Up Revolution ( 2012 ) and Step Up : All In ( 2014 ) . Step Up 3D ( also known as Step Up 3 ) is a 2010 American 3D dance film written by Amy Andelson and Emily Meyer and directed by "" s Jon M . Chu . The sequel sees the return of Adam Sevani and Alyson Stoner , who portrayed Moose from " Step Up 2 : The Streets " and Camille Gage from " Step Up ". As the third installment in the " Step Up " series and the first shot in 3D , the film follows Moose and Camille Gage as they head to ___MASK11___ , the former dancer of whom is majoring in electrical engineering after promising his father that he would not dance anymore . However , he soon stumbles upon a dance battle , meeting Luke Katcher and his House of Pirates dance crew and later teaming up with them to compete in the World Jam dance contest against their rival , the House of Samurai dance crew . Jonathan Murray " Jon " Chu ( born November 2 , 1979 ) is an American filmmaker , best known for directing the movies such as "", " Step Up 3D ", "" and ___MASK17___ franchises " Jem and the Holograms " and "". Chu is an alumnus of the University of Southern California School of Cinema - Television . There , he won the Princess Grace Award , the Dore Schary Award presented by the Anti - Defamation League , the Jack Nicholson directing award , and was recognized as an honoree for the IFP / West program Project : Involve . The National Broadcasting Company ( ___MASK96___ ) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is the flagship property of NBCUniversal , a subsidiary of Comcast . The network is headquartered in the Comcast Building ( formerly known as the GE Building ) at Rockefeller Center in New York City , with additional major offices near Los Angeles ( at ___MASK41___ City Plaza ), Chicago ( at the ___MASK96___ Tower ) and soon in Philadelphia at Comcast Innovation and Technology Center . The network is part of the Big Three television networks . ___MASK96___ is sometimes referred to as the " Peacock Network ", in reference to its stylized peacock logo , which was originally created in 1956 for its then - new color broadcasts and became the network ' s official emblem in 1979 . Lucy Lane is a fictional supporting character in ___MASK40___ . She is the younger sister of Lois Lane , and one of several characters who have assumed the Superwoman identity . Step Up 2 : The Streets is a 2008 American dance film . It is the sequel to the 2006 film " Step Up " from ___MASK65___ . The film was directed by Jon M . Chu and choreographed by Jamal Sims , Nadine " Hi Hat " Ruffin and Dave Scott . Patrick Wachsberger and Erik Feig of ___MASK88___ produced with Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot of Offspring Entertainment . ___MASK11___ ( NYU ) is a private nonprofit research university based in New York City . Founded in 1831 , NYU is considered one of the world ' s most influential research universities . University rankings compiled by " Times Higher Education ", " U . S . News & World Report ", and the " Academic Ranking of World Universities " all rank NYU amongst the top 32 universities in the world . NYU is a fundamental part of the creativity , energy and vibrancy that is Manhattan , located with its core in Greenwich Village , and its campuses based throughout New York City . NYU is also a world - class university , operating NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU ___MASK64___ , and 11 global academic centers in Accra , ___MASK77___ , Buenos Aires , Florence , London , Madrid , Paris , Prague , Sydney , Tel Aviv , and Washington , D . C . Jenna Dewan Tatum ( born Jenna Lee Dewan ; December 3 , 1980 ) is an American actress and dancer . She began her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson , and later worked with artists including Pink , Missy Elliott , and Christina Aguilera . She is known for her role as Nora in the 2006 film " Step Up ". She has also starred on the short - lived ___MASK96___ series " The ___MASK79___ Club " and had a recurring role on the FX series "". She was Freya Beauchamp on the Lifetime series " Witches of East End " and as of 2016 was playing the recurring role of Lucy Lane in " Supergirl ". Dewan has been married to actor Channing Tatum since 2009 . A dance film is a film in which dance is a central theme of the story . In such films , the creation of choreography typically exists only in film or video . At its best , dance films use filming and editing techniques to create twists in the plotline , multiple layers of reality , and emotional or psychological depth . A film , also called a movie , motion picture , theatrical film or photoplay , is a series of still images which , when shown on a ___MASK19___ , creates the illusion of moving images due to the phi phenomenon . This optical illusion causes the audience to perceive continuous motion between separate objects viewed rapidly in succession . The process of filmmaking is both an art and an industry . A film is created by photographing actual scenes with a motion picture camera ; by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques ; by means of CGI and computer animation ; or by a combination of some or all of these techniques and other visual effects .