TAKE THE LEAD (2006)

Synopsis 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 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. ??Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Awards: 1 win & 6 nominations Budget: $30,000,000 (estimated) Worldwide Gross: $66,500,090 Soundtrack: I Got Rhythm (Take the Lead Remix) (Written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin)