Although the film was released straight to DVD in the US, it received a theatrical release internationally.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead was shocked and flattered to be offered the role out of the blue and eagerly accepted, as dancing was one of her passions. She's been dancing since she was 4 years old.
The umbrella dance was originally planned with water dropping down like rain and the girls dancing in water, splashing it around with their dance moves. But the idea was scrapped because it would be too easy for the girls to fall while shooting the scene.
The facade of the dance school Lauryn walks into is the "Centennial Concert Hall" in Winnipeg, Canada.
Two subplots were deleted during post-production (with its deleted scenes appearing on the DVD and Blu-ray) which involved Dana getting pregnant and having a miscarriage which explains why Lauryn was able to fill in the third slot and Dana didn't complain about her friend taking the job. Brooke had a few more lines in the film that were cut involving her getting a commercial audition, which is why her character seems to appear and disappear in the film. She ended up only having about 2 lines in the film.