Take the Lead DVD Review
Antonio Banderas takes on the role of real-life ballroom instructor, Pierre Dulaine, who teaches inner-city kids how to dance. Find out if Take the Lead sizzles or fizzles!
Take the Lead - Kidz In the Hood
After a night of whirling around the dance floor, Pierre Dulaine is heading home when he runs into a high school senior named Rock, who's in the middle of trashing the principal's car. Wanting to reach out to troubled teens and teach them a thing or two about respect and manners, he signs up to teach ballroom dancing to the school rejects. Think these tough, New York inner-city kids - who love all things hip-hop - will embrace the waltz and the foxtrot?Take the Lead - Ballroom Meets Hip-Hop
Meet the school rejects serving time in detention - Rock, who's dangerously close to joining a gang, Larhette (played by former ANTM contestant, Yaya DaCosta), who blames Rock for the death of her brother, Caitlin (played by Degrassi's Lauren Collins), a rich girl who doesn't exactly have it easy, and a whole crew of other teens with problems. At first, ballroom dancing is just a joke to them, but things heat up when they fuse ballroom and breakdance to come up with something fresh!Take the Lead - A Few False Steps
After a slow start, Pierre gets the students fired up to compete in the ballroom championship. But inbetween scenes of smoldering tangos and funky breakbeats, you might get déjà vu. It's a typical story about underdogs who rise above and teach you that if you try hard enough, you'll come out on top.Take the Lead - DVD Features
Antonio Banderas' latest flick, Take the Lead, is now available on DVD. This disc includes commentary from director Liz Friedlander (who's directed music videos in the past for bands like Simple Plan and Blink-182), deleted scenes and a close up look at the dancing process behind-the-scenes. This is a great DVD to pick up for all you ballroom dance fans!Take the Lead - Bottom Line
If you're hooked on TV shows like Dancing With the Stars, then Take the Lead will be worth your while - and your 10 bucks. It has cool music and even cooler dance moves, but be prepared for a few painfully predictable scenes.Take the Lead Rating: 
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