Save the Last Dance

Sara’s mother dies, so she decamps to Chicago’s South Side to live with her dad and winds up at a predominantly Black high school. There she meets Chenille and Derek, who convince her to trade ballet for street moves. The film does a decent job updating Cinderella for the dancefloor.

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Save the Last Dance was released in 2001 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 113 minutes.