Cassie Ventura plays Sophie in Step Up 2STEP UP 2 THE STREETS is the follow-up to the smash hit "Step Up," which ignited theaters in August 2006. When rebellious street dancer Andie (BRIANA EVIGAN) lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer Chase (ROBERT HOFFMAN) to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle The Streets, she ultimately finds a way to live her dream while building a bridge between her two separate worlds. Featuring the directorial debut of award-winning up-and-comer Jon M. Chu, STEP UP 2 THE STREETS reunites much of the production team behind the original film including "Step Up's" cutting-edge hip-hop choreographer Jamal Sims, who is joined this time by choreographers Hi-Hat ("hip-hop's high diva of dance") and Dave Scott ("Stomp the Yard"). Patrick Wachsberger & Erik Feig of Summit Entertainment produce with Adam Shankman and Jennifer Gibgot of Offspring Entertainment. Look for the hot Atlantic Records soundtrack exclusively featuring the smash hit "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, plus new singles and videos from T-Pain, Missy Elliott, Enrique Iglesias, Trey Songz featuring Plies, Plies featuring Akon, Cassie, Cherish featuring Yung Joc and more.Casandra Ventura was born on August 26th, 1986 in New London, Connecticut, USA. With 12 she began to model. After she graduated at The Williams School in 2004, she moved to New York at the age of 18 to pursue her modeling carreer. She met producer Ryan Leslie who later recorded a song with her. She signed to Next Selection and Bad Boy. In summer 2006, Cassie released her first single Me&U and her selfnamed debut album. 2008 her 2nd album follows, as well as her first movie Step Up 2.A BlackTree ProductionProduced by Jamaal Finkley for BlackTree TVPersonality: Suki Averyhttp://www.blacktree.tv
