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Mad Hot Ballroom

2005 · 105 min

A warm, funny, and gently inspiring look at kids discovering confidence and grace through dance.

Tagline
Anyone can make it if they learn how to shake it.
Overview
Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reveal pieces of themselves and their world along the way. Told from their candid, sometimes humorous perspectives, these kids are transformed, from reluctant participants to determined competitors, from typical urban kids to "ladies and gentlemen," on their way to try to compete in the final citywide competition.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • education
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary, family
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Heather Berman, Emma Therese Biegacki, Eva Carrozza, Evangelina Carrozzo, Paul Daggett, Graciela Daniele, Pierre Dulaine, Leslie Freu
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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