Mad Hot Ballroom
Each year the New York Public School system sponsors a dance competition for 10 and 11 year olds who have learned traditional ballroom dances like the fox-trot, rumba and tango. Focusing on the entrants from three very different city schools this infectious and charming documentary charts their progress while examining the need for creativity in urban environments and witnessing their first tentative 'tweenage' steps toward the opposite sex. 'Spellbound' meets 'Strictly Ballroom'.
Year: 2005
Genre: Documentaries, Film Festivals 2005, General Docos, Dance on Film
Country: USA
Director: Marilyn Agrelo
Duration: 101 Minutes
Rating: PG
7.5/10
Location in store: Documentary (General)
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