Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)

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Written by Amy Sewell

Directed by Marilyn Agrelo

Running Time: 102 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2005

Rating: U Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

The True Stories strand, which showcases the best of international feature-length documentaries, continues with Marilyn Agrelo's hilarious and touching film, from 2005, which follows the progress of several 11-year-old pupils from the New York City state school system, as they enter the rarefied world of ballroom dancing.

Not only do they learn the steps and the moves, in time they go forward to compete in a city-wide dance competition, with mixed results. Although many of the kids are reluctant at first, their journey into merengue, rumba, tango, the foxtrot and swing sees them transformed from reluctant participants to determined competitors, from typical urban kids to "ladies and gentlemen". Agrelo's candid portrait captures kids on the cusp of teenagerdom, balancing innocence with "cool", as they learn about the wider world and its many curious ways.

Preview courtesy of Channel 4

Cast

Tara Devon GallagherTara
Madeleine HackneyHerself
Charlotte JorgensenFinal Competition Judge
Rodney LopezHimself
Victoria MalvagnoHerself
Stacee MandevilleHerself
Daniel PonicklyHimself
Ann ReinkingHerself
Yomaira ReynosoHerself
Allison SheniakHerself
Solomon SingerHimself
Alex TchassovHimself
Jatnna ToribioDancer
Vanessa VillalobosHerself

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