Take the lead, New Line Cinema presents a Tiara Blu Films production ; produced by Diane Nabatoff, Michelle Grace, Christopher Godsick ; written by Dianne Houston ; directed by Liz Friedlander
Type
Label
Take the lead, New Line Cinema presents a Tiara Blu Films production ; produced by Diane Nabatoff, Michelle Grace, Christopher Godsick ; written by Dianne Houston ; directed by Liz Friedlander
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13
Main title
Take the lead
Oclc number
69242745
Responsibility statement
New Line Cinema presents a Tiara Blu Films production ; produced by Diane Nabatoff, Michelle Grace, Christopher Godsick ; written by Dianne Houston ; directed by Liz Friedlander
Runtime
118
Summary
Pierre is a ballroom-dance instructor with courtly manners whose pupils tend to be well-heeled teenagers. Partly as a dare and partly as a joke, he is offered the job of supervising a South Bronx high school detention class, where the students regard him as a visitor from the moon. They resist him, but he fascinates them, and before long, Pierre has talked them into learning a few steps. He even suggests that if they work hard enough, they might have a shot in a citywide dance competition, which offers a first prize of $5,000. As they morph into Astaire's and Charisse's, and as Pierre's lessons instill self-mastery, self-restraint, and self-respect, these previously aimless kids blossom into confident, self-possessed young adults
Table Of Contents
Opening credits -- Galas -- Justice -- A true gentleman -- An introduction -- Chance to absorb -- Welcome to the foxtrot -- Check this out! -- White bread -- Home sweet home -- Rip -- They need help -- Trust is to be earned -- Concerned parents -- Can you feel it? -- You're welcome -- Please don't freak out -- Let's walk/end titles
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Contributor
Genre
Subject
- DVD-Video discs
- Spanish language materials
- Comedy -- Feature
- Comedy films
- Ballroom dancing -- Drama
- Musical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Musical -- Feature
- Volunteer workers in education -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Dance -- Feature
- High school students -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Ballroom dancing -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
Content
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Outgoing Resources
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- DVD-Video discs
- Spanish language materials
- Comedy -- Feature
- Comedy films
- Ballroom dancing -- Drama
- Musical films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Musical -- Feature
- Volunteer workers in education -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Dance -- Feature
- High school students -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Ballroom dancing -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
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