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Dance with Me

1998 · 126 min

A warm, rhythmic romance that sweeps you up in dance and second chances, leaving you uplifted and charmed.

Directed by
Randa Haines
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Tagline
In the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat.
Overview
Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is that John doesn't know he is Rafael's father. John runs a dance studio, and everyone prepares for the World Open Dance championship in Las Vegas. It soon becomes clear Rafael is a very good dancer, and Ruby is the biggest hope for the studio at the championship.

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Directed by
Randa Haines
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • redemption
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, music, romance
Directed by
Randa Haines
Written by
Daryl Matthews
Starring
Vanessa Williams, Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Plowright, Jane Krakowski, Beth Grant, Victor Marcel, Harry Groener
Cinematography
Fred Murphy
Runtime
126 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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