Mad Hot Ballroom
2005 · Movie · PG · 105 min · ★ 6.7 · 78% critics
New York City public school kids are introduced to ballroom dancing and, through practice and candid interviews, share what school and growing up feel like. As the citywide competition approaches, they move from reluctant beginners to determined performers, learning discipline, confidence, and teamwork along the way.
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Details
- Years
- 2005
- Release date
- 2005-05-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (34 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a feel-good, kid-driven documentary about learning, confidence, and competition, with lots of humor and heart; Not for you if you need a tightly focused cast or deep individual backstories like Twinsters.
Pros: funny kid interviews; uplifting and inspiring; energetic dance moments | Cons: hard to track kids; thin character depth; repetitive competition structure
Themes
- new york city
- competition
- dance competition
- ballroom dancing
- woman director
Cast & crew
- HB
Heather Berman
as Self
- EB
Emma Therese Biegacki
as Self
- EC
Eva Carrozza
as Self
- EC
Evangelina Carrozzo
as Self
- PD
Paul Daggett
as Self
- GD
Graciela Daniele
as Self - Final Competition Judge
- PD
Pierre Dulaine
as Self - Organizer and MC of the Final Dance Competition
- LF
Leslie Freu
as Self - Teacher PS 112
Tara Devon Gallagher
as Self
- MH
Madeleine Hackney
as Self
Directed by Marilyn Agrelo