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Take the Lead (2006)

★ 6.6PG-13116 minDirector: Liz Friedlander

2006 American film

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.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Take the Lead about?
Take the Lead (2006) — 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
Is Take the Lead based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Take the Lead scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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