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August 15, 2006
mad hot ballroom
After long days of moving and unpacking this was the perfect movie to watch. It had a similar feeling to Spellbound as the documentary follows three schools to the ballroom dancing championships in New York City. It was fun seeing the insights of fifth graders and to hear the things they've picked up from the soundbites they hear. We laughed and rooted for our favorite team, the largely Dominican school. I would have liked further stories about each of the students, though there was a bit of that at the end. None the less, I tried to convince Andy to take ballroom dancing when it was all over. Merengue anyone?
2 cent reviews | By charity | 01:44 PM
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My wife and I loved this movie! It showed hos competition is good, even when people who don't believe in it use it in their schools, and showed some really great dancing. Made us all fired up to get into some classes!
Posted by: otter at August 15, 2006 02:43 PM
I love that movie!! This year I went to the semi-finals of the ballroom dance competition in the Bronx because my friend's school was competing. It was set up just like it is in the movie and was SOO much fun to see in person. The kids are amazing! :)
Posted by: Anna at August 16, 2006 01:42 AM
We watched it last night and loved it!! Those kids were awesome...way better than I turned out after a few months of dance classes in Bosnia. Did you guys notice that one of the judges at the end was the lady who played Grace in the original Annie movie?
Posted by: Jen at August 16, 2006 10:54 AM
Really?! I didn't notice that. Anna, Andy did think about you as we listened to the remarks of the NYC teachers.
Posted by: charity at August 16, 2006 12:45 PM