Mad Hot Ballroom
- Director: Marilyn Agrelo
- Writer: Amy Sewell
- Producer: Marilyn Agrelo; Brian David Cange
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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.
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Cast & Characters
Heather Berman as Herself;
Emma Therese Biegacki as Herself;
Paul Daggett as Himself;
Graciela Daniele as Herself - Judge;
Pierre Dulaine as Himself - Organizer and MC of the Final Dance Competition;
Tara Devon Gallagher as Herself;
Madeleine Hackney as Herself;
Charlotte Jorgensen as Final Competition Judge;
Rodney Lopez as Himself;
Victoria Malvagno as Herself;
Stacee Mandeville as Herself;
Daniel Ponickly as Himself;
Ann Reinking as Herself;
Yomaira Reynoso as Herself;
Allison Sheniak as Herself