Film

Mad Hot Ballroom

2005 · 1h 45m · Documentary · Family

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

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

84%

Metacritic

71

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.

Heather Berman

Self

Emma Therese Biegacki

Self

Eva Carrozza

Self

Evangelina Carrozzo

Self

Paul Daggett

Self

Graciela Daniele

Self - Final Competition Judge

Pierre Dulaine

Self - Organizer and MC of the Final Dance Competition

Leslie Freu

Self - Teacher PS 112

Tara Devon Gallagher

Self

Madeleine Hackney

Self

Charlotte Jorgensen

Self - Final Competition Judge

Rodney Lopez

Self

Victoria Malvagno

Self

Stacee Mandeville

Self

Terri Mintzer

Self - Teacher PS 144

Nell Mooney

Self

• Marilyn AgreloDirector · Producer
• Amy SewellScreenplay · Producer
• Claudia RaschkeDirector of Photography
• Joseph BakerOriginal Music Composer
• Steven LutvakOriginal Music Composer
• Sabine KrayenbühlEditor

Mad Hot Ballroom

Release date

May 13, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

PG

Budget

$500,000

Revenue

$9,400,000

Genres

Documentary, Family

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