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MAD HOT BALLROOM

Director:

  Marilyn Agrelo
  

Year Released:

  2004

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3 out of 5

Key Performances:

  PS 112: Bensonhurst
  PS 115: Washington Heights
  PS 150: Tribeca
  Defending Champs from Queens
  Ann Reinking (Judge)
Movie Haiku:New York City schools compete in a ballroom dancing contest. Starts well, with nice racial/economic/sociologic overviews of each principal competitor, but there are too many “cast members” for the time allotted & soon kids/parents/teachers/neighborhoods blur together into an ultimately unsatisfying "aren't kids cute" story of poorly-individuated winners & losers.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2005