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Mad Hot Ballroom

Fifth graders in New York City overcome their natural distaste for the other gender and learn ballroom dance after school. They are average kids, with no real desire to dance. But their schools compete for the grand championship dance-off with all the seriousness of any sport. Clumsy boys and precocious girls battle their bodies and overcome many personal hurdles to advance to the final round of tango, foxtrot and swing. This documentary follows a wide spectrum of kids as they contest. You hear their individual dreams and troubles. It's nicely constructed so the drama of who wins is a nice surprise that pulls you along for the grand dance.

-- KK

Mad Hot Ballroom
Directed by Marilyn Agrelo
2005, 120 min.
$21, DVD

Rent from Netflix

Available from Amazon

Posted on May 9, 2006 at 5:00 AM | Comments (0)



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