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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Marilyn Agrelo |
| Genre: |
Education/General Interest |
| Subgenre: |
New York City · Coming Of Age · Dance · Swing · Latin Music · Teenagers · Competitions · Students · Salsa · Music (General) |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Widescreen Collection/ Checkpoint |
| UPC: |
032429059314 |
| Release Date: |
2005 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 45min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (March 10, 2009)
UPC: 032429059314 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Amy Sewell |
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Professional Reviews
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(05/13/2005, p.E20, A. O. Scott): "[C]harming..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Tango, foxtrot, swing, rumba, and meringue may seem to represent the last vestiges of a dying art to some, but director Marilyn Agrelo proves this is far from true in MAD HOT BALLROOM. Agrelo reveals that the New York City public school system runs a ballroom dance program for fifth graders, in which these former preserves of the adult world are given a new lease on life by some enthusiastic little characters. The film follows students at three schools in the neighborhoods of Tribeca, Bensonhurst, and Washington Heights, with Agrelo training her cameras on the kids' lives both inside and outside of the classroom. The students are united by a zeal for the ballroom dancing lessons, which builds over a 10-week period and culminates in a competition to find the school that has produced the best dancers in the city. As the teachers gently cajole their students to learn the intricacies of the various disciplines, Agrelo intersperses classroom footage with the students' musings on life; many of these reveal a r... |
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