Mad Hot Ballroom

2005 "Anyone can make it if they learn how to shake it."

Mad Hot Ballroom

7.4 | 1h45m | PG | en | Documentary

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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7.4 | 1h45m | PG | en | Documentary , Family | More Info

Released: May. 13,2005 | Released Producted By: Nickelodeon Movies , Paramount Classics Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Stacee Mandeville , Danielle Quisenberry , Ann Reinking

Director

Claudia Raschke

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Reviews

SnoopyStyle In 1994, ballroom dancing was introduced to 5th graders in the New York area. There are thousands of public school kids trying to enter into the annual competition between the schools. These kids come from varying backgrounds. Some have heart-breaking stories as they find discipline and comfort in their new interest. The most compelling parts of this documentary are the snippets of personal opinions coming from the kids. The major problem is there are so many kids that it's hard to keep track of them. The film would do well to limit the number of kids and spend more time with them at home. The kids dancing is cute and compelling. Those little interviews are what make the film sings.

kirk-246 I first saw this movie in my Foreign Language class in the 7th grade and I hoped that I would never see this piece of trash as long as I lived.Unfortantly,I was forced to view it again in the 8th grade in the same class.I actually wanted to try to enjoy it for what it was but instead I hated it.This movie is so boring,that I can't stand the fact why students were actually forced to see this god-awful mess.The movie could've been a drama with the same plot and not a documentary.I hope the director is forced to see this movie with his eyelids open wide so he can't blink so even he knows that he never should've been involved in this piece of trash.If I could give this movie -10 stars,then I totally would.

SataiDelen I really liked this. I think it shows that you don't have to be a rich suburb to get good programs in your school.This documentary follows different groups of school kids over the course of eight weeks and how they are taught ballroom dancing and how to prepare for the annual competition.*Potential Spoiler*: I was watching this and when it came time for the contest itself I was observing the judges and kept seeing this one judge in particular that reminded me of an actress from Micky & Maude. I kept thinking, "Nah, that's not her. It's just someone that looks like her." But then I thought how this movie was made in NY and that is where this actress resides and that there's a very real possibility that it is her. So I watched the credits. And I saw her name. And yep, it was her. I am curious to know either how far her career has fallen that she's judging a group of kids at an annual school contest or if she just decided that she'd had enough of acting and wanted to do something different in her life. Anyway, the actress' name is Ann Reinking.*End to Potential Spoiler*Either way, this film was very good and I think it could potentially give hope to inner city kids (and maybe to kids everywhere) that you do have choices in life and you don't have to run out and join a gang. You could just as easily find your purpose in the classroom or in a specialized program.If you have kids and you want to show them that there is hope for their future other than gangs and violence, then this is a movie they should watch.

bcool6341 I absolutely loved this movie and I think the only thing that would have made me like it more and give it a 10 is if they would have shown more of the dances during the competitions (they tended to break away and show more interviews while the dancing was going on) and it would have been nice if they showed more of the other dancers at the competitions that weren't the main focus of the documentary. I was watching some of the kids in the background and there were some really good dancers in there. I would love to hear 15 years from now that some of these kids that went through the program ended up being professional dancers.