Mad Hot Ballroom
I went to see Mad Hot Ballroom last night. This is a documentary about preteen kids entering a ballroom dancing competition and the adults that are teaching them. None of the children had ever danced before and we see them transform on screen while learning the foxtrot, merenque, rumba and swing.
At first they are awkward in their own bodies and repulsed by dancing with the opposite sex. Their faces even grimace at the teachers order to keep eye contact at all times. By the end of the movie these children are extremely confident and superb dancers.
It follows two main schools of poorer areas New York. Many of these kids are from Dominican Republic emigrant families and we get a glimpse of what there home life is like.
The beauty of the film is the natural charm the children have. They break out of their childhood shells as we get a glimpse of what it was like to be 11 again. These children are still so innocent but very open and become completely immersed in the moment.
It’s heart-warming and inspiring and you will litterly be dancing out of the cinema.
posted by dee @ 10:36 AM
2 Comments:
My girlfriend has been trying to coax me along to this 4 days now. I keep refusing because the last thing she was so insistant about me seeing was the Phantom of the Opera - which was awful! I think I might just go along and see this now and stop being so stubborn. If I end up dancing out of the cinema you'll be the first to know!
I've been going to ballroom dancing lessons for a year now and I'd really reccommend it.
It's pure escapism and it sounds like the film captured that aspect.
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