Marilyn Agrelo came center stage with Mark Gordon to talk about her award winning documentary "Mad Hot Ballroom." The film was short listed for "Best Documentary" at the 2006 Academy Awards.
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Here is an excerpt from Marilyn Agrelo's appearance on Center Stage with Mark Gordon.
About "Mad Hot Ballroom"
Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reveal pieces of themselves and their world along the way. Told from their candid, sometimes hilarious perspectives, these kids are transformed, from reluctant participants to determined competitors, from typical urban kids to "ladies and gentlemen," on their way to try to compete in the final citywide competition. Providing unique insight into the incredible cultural diversity that is New York City, this film profiles several kids from three schools (out of 60) at this dynamic age, when becoming that "cool" teenager vies for position with familiar innocence, while they learn the merengue, rumba, tango, the foxtrot and swing.
