Mad Hot Ballroom

Name: Mad Hot Ballroom
Director: Marilyn Agrelo
Released: 2005
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Heather Berman, Emma Therese Biegacki, Eva Carrozza, Evangelina Carrozzo, Paul Daggett

2005 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 3,576 VOTES · DIR. Marilyn Agrelo

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,251 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:25 - Good morning, class. - Good morning, Mr. Rodney!

00:04:25 Give yourselves a round of applause.

00:07:25 This program is free for the kids.

00:10:35 I'm serious.

00:13:58 Back, front. Say it again. Back, front.

00:16:56 When I'm big, I'm gonna be in the mood for boys.

00:20:02 Then you're, like, really sad that you've done all this practice, but you didn't get in.

00:23:32 Come on, go!

00:27:27 Five, six, ready, begin.

00:30:35 but I don't know if they'll pick me.

00:33:58 I'm gonna cry...

00:37:30 Secondly is the dancing hold, the dance frame.

00:41:33 Let's put Celia with Zeb.

00:46:21 It is a great pleasure, once again this year...

00:52:11 - Look at this. - No, not like that.

00:56:12 Exactly! You're going to learn from this experience.

00:59:36 get inside these kids and, like, slap them and say...

01:03:34 But they didn't see it as the way they learned it was supposed to be.

01:08:37 Thank you. Rumba teams on the floor, please.

01:12:57 And I heard that this school from Queens...

01:17:22 What's that?

01:23:34 Music, please.

01:34:29 Congratulations.

01:39:58 There's only one challenge trophy.

Cast & Characters

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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,251

Dialogue density11.9 lines / min

First line00:01:25

Final line01:39:58

Production Record

DirectorMarilyn Agrelo

LanguageEnglish

Budget$500,000

Revenue$9,400,000

IMDb votes3,576