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Mad Hot Ballroom
''Mad Hot Ballroom'' is a 2005 American documentary film directed and co-produced by Marilyn Agrelo and written and co-produced by Amy Sewell, about a ballroom dance program in the New York City Department of Education, the New York City public school system for fifth graders. Several styles of dance are shown in the film, such as tango, foxtrot, swing, rumba and merengue. Synopsis Based on a feature article written by Sewell, ''Mad Hot Ballroom'' looks inside the lives of 11-year-old New York City public school kids who journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reveal pieces of themselves along the way. Told from the students' perspectives as the children strive toward the final citywide competition, the film chronicles the experiences of students at three schools in the neighborhoods of Tribeca, Bensonhurst and Washington Heights. The students are united by an interest in the ballroom dancing lessons, which builds over a 10-week period and culminates in a competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilyn Agrelo
Marilyn Agrelo is an American film director and producer. She directed and co-produced the 2005 documentary film ''Mad Hot Ballroom''. The documentary won several awards, including the Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film in 2005 and the Christopher Award in 2006. Her documentary ''Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street'' premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Selected filmography * 2005: ''Mad Hot Ballroom'' * 2010: ''An Invisible Sign'' * 2021: ''Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street'' References External links * Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) American film directors American film producers American women film directors American women film producers 21st-century American women {{US-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |