Mad Hot Ballroom 2005

7.4/10


NETFLIX Rating : 3.6


IMDB Rating : 7.5


FD Smart Rating : 7.4


Synopsis : Ballroom dancing goes from lame to cool for a group of students in this documentary, which follows a group of 11-year-olds as they learn to dance.


Regions Available ( 5 ) :
Guernsey , Ireland , Isle of Man , Jersey , United Kingdom

Directors:

Marilyn Agrelo

Creators:

Amy Sewell

Languages:

English , English [Original]

Subtitles:

English

Genres:

Documentary, Family, Music

Release Date:

2005

Run Time:

1h45m

Maturity Rating:

some thematic elements

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 hilarious 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. Providing unique insight into the incredible cultural diversity that is New York City, this film profiles several kids from three schools (out of 60) at this dynamic age, when becoming that 'cool' teenager vies for position with familiar innocence, while they learn the merengue, rumba, tango, the foxtrot and swing.