Dance With Me

Author: Vanessa Williams

Brand: Sony Pictures

Features:

• A handsome young Cuban with a passion for life and flair for Latin dance gives new energy to a faded dance studio and its instructor.

Format: Subtitled

Release Date: 12-01-1999

Details: Amazon.com It's not exactly Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, but this 1998 entry, starring Vanessa Williams and newcomer Chayanne offers its own terpsichorean pleasures. The story centers on Rafael Infante (Chayanne), a Cuban émigré to Texas, where he takes a menial job at a local dance studio run by John Burnett (Kris Kristofferson). There, he falls for Ruby Sinclair (Vanessa Williams), a one-time ballroom championship contender looking for the opportunity to compete for the title once more. The romance seems a foregone conclusion but has some snap thanks to a crisp performance by Williams and a sunny (if limited) one by Chayanne, a singing star in Puerto Rico. Best of all is the dancing itself. In terms of both energy, exuberance, and style, this film's dance sequences rank with the best of the decade's limited celebration of the kinetic art, such as Strictly Ballroom and Shall We Dance. Though the movie's central plot secret seems obvious from the first downbeat, the film takes off every time the dance music kicks in. --Marshall Fine Product Description A handsome young Cuban with a passion for life and flair for Latin dance gives new energy to a faded dance studio and its instructor.

UPC: 043396239494

EAN: 0043396239494