Take the Lead (2006)

Take the Lead
Rolling Stone
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Studio: New Line Cinema
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Apr 7, 2006
Running Time: 108 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Pierre Dulaine is a Manhattan dance teacher and competitor who volunteers his time to teach ballroom dancing to a diverse group of New York inner-city high school students serving detention. The students are initially skeptical of Dulaine, especially when they learn what he's there to teach them, but his unwavering commitment and dedication slowly inspire them to embrace his program. In fact, they even take it one step further and combine Dulaine's classical dance with their unique hip-hop style and music to create a high-energy, unique fusion. As Dulaine becomes a mentor for his students, many of whom haven't had much to strive towards in their lives, he inspires them to hone their craft for a prestigious city ballroom competition, and in return they share with each other valuable lessons about pride, respect and honor.
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Pierre Dulaine
Rock
LaRhette
Ramos
Mr. Temple
Sasha
Augustine James
Danjou
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Who would have thought ballroom dancing would be so popular these days? For awhile, there was just one movie about it: the wonderfully quirky Strictly Ballroom. But then came the Richard Gere/Jennifer Lopez starrer Shall We Dance? (Americanized from a Japanese original) and last year's stellar documentary Mad Hot Ballroom about street kids learning to dance. Now we've got Take the Lead, which is also based on a true story about Dulaine and his efforts to introduce culture to inner-city kids.… Continued