Take the Lead

"Never Follow"

Apr 7 2006 PG-13 1h 58m

Drama, Music

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based on the story of ballroom dancer, Pierre Dulane.

Plot

In New York, the polite dance instructor Pierre Dulaine sees a black teenager vandalizing the car of the director of a public school and on the next day he volunteers to teach dance to students to give respect, dignity, self-confidence, trust and teamwork. The reluctant director Augustine James offers the troublemakers that are in detention expecting Pierre to give-up of his intentions. Pierre struggles against the prejudice and ignorance of the students, parents and other teachers, but wins his battle when the group accepts to compete in a ballroom dance contest.

Written by

Dianne Houston

Directed by

Liz Friedlander

Cast

Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Tiara Blu Films, New Line Cinema

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 6 nominations

Trailers

TAKE THE LEAD Trailer

Featurettes

TAKE THE LEAD Trailer - AddictiveTV Remix

The Power of Dance

Scores

# of Votes

27,007

Average Rating

6.6 out of 10

Metascore

Popularity

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