Dance with Me

"In the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat."

1998 2h 6m EN

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 230

DramaMusicRomance

Synopsis

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Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is that John doesn't know he is Rafael's father. John runs a dance studio, and everyone prepares for the World Open Dance championship in Las Vegas. It soon becomes clear Rafael is a very good dancer, and Ruby is the biggest hope for the studio at the championship.

“In the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat.”

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Cast

Vanessa Williams
Ruby Sinclair
Chayanne
Rafael Infante
Kris Kristofferson
John Burnett
Joan Plowright
Bea Johnson
Jane Krakowski
Patricia Black
Beth Grant
Lovejoy
Victor Marcel
Fernando
Harry Groener
Michael

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Randa Haines
Writers: Daryl Matthews
Languages: Spanish, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Randa Haines, shot by Fred Murphy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lisa Fruchtman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Vanessa Williams and Chayanne and Kris Kristofferson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0120576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Randa Haines directs. Fred Murphy behind the camera. Lisa Fruchtman cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Spanish, English.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Spanish, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Randa Haines, shot by Fred Murphy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Lisa Fruchtman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vanessa Williams and Chayanne and Kris Kristofferson carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "In the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat.".
8IMDB entry: tt0120576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "dance", "sports", "dance competition", "musical".