Take the Lead (2006)

Directed by

Liz Friedlander

Genre

drama film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 752 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dance teacher takes on a group of troubled students in a New York high school. He uses ballroom dancing to teach them discipline and self-respect.

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What happens

Take the Lead is a 2006 American drama dance film directed by Liz Friedlander in her feature directional debut and starring Antonio Banderas as dance instructor Pierre Dulaine, the founder of Dancing Classrooms. It also stars Alfre Woodard, John Ortiz, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Dante Basco, Elijah Kelley, and Jenna Dewan. The film was released on April 7, 2006. Although based in New York City, it was filmed in Toronto. Stock footage of various locations in New York City was used. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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