Published: A.S.U. Newsletters, All Shook Up Dance Studio; Winter 2010.
Based on actual events, this film released by New Line
Cinema in 2006 tells of a dance teacher who begins to supervise a group of
school students sent to detention. A charming and nostalgically polite
gentleman, Pierre Dulaine at first finds himself at odds with the hip-hop and
gangster-style nature of the music that these youths listen to. As his time
with them increases, though, he is able to teach things like the waltz, rumba
and the tango- all techniques which the students soon see as being appealing
ways of dancing.
With both slick, new rhythms and memorable melodies which
speak of an era now long gone, this film is delightful to watch and does a
great deal to infect the watcher with an itch to dance. The wonderful way in
which music can cross social divides and unify people is also clearly evident
as the students begin to work together and as a group form more solid
partnerships. If you haven’t yet seen it, grab a copy and have a bit of a
look-see, as this is a film that is well worth watching.
-Timothy Grant
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