Can Antonio Banderas dance? I have seen "Shall We Dance" and Richard Gere can definitely sway. But I have yet to see Antonio Banderas, the actor who is famous for his macho, he-man roles, dance. Hmm...maybe he did in Evita, I forget. So this I gotta see. Listening to all my dance 'kaki' rave about the movie and how it made them want to get up and dance along in the cinema, sure whetted my appetite. But then, even if they didn't say anything, I would have not missed it.
Based on a true story of how a dance teacher wanted to teach a bunch of street kids that nobody thought they had any future, how to dance. Oh, these kids can dance but ballroom dancing? And in the end, he didn't just teach them about ballroom dancing, but about life. To teach them to believe in themselves. That if they want to achieve something, they had to work at it and not blame your circumstances for pulling you down. To teach the guys how to treat a lady with respect cos beating your wife, isn't going to solve any problems. To teach them how to stand out from the rest...and take the lead not follow behind someone else's shadow.
Inspiring! I loved the part where Antonio danced the tango with the professional female dancer. Quoting from one of the characters, "It was like making love on the dance floor"...the passion, the body language, the way they looked at each other...so hot! Gosh I just art of dancing and how they use it to convey messages that words are not enough to express. But in this movie, they kind of did a ballroom dancing and hip hop fusion to the choreography...and it ROCKS!
The finale of course was the ballroom dancing competition and I loved the way it surprised us with the 'threesome' dance. Though the students didn't win, it was very obvious they were the better group. All in all it was a good watch and wouldn't mind watching it again.
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