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Dance with Me

Dance with Me

In the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat.

19986.92h 6m

Overview

Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is that John doesn't know he is Rafael's father. John runs a dance studio, and everyone prepares for the World Open Dance championship in Las Vegas. It soon becomes clear Rafael is a very good dancer, and Ruby is the biggest hope for the studio at the championship.

Directed by Randa Haines
Written by Daryl Matthews
Produced by Shinya Egawa, Randa Haines, Lauren Weissman
Box Office0Revenue: $15.9M

Top Cast

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Ruby Sinclair

C

Chayanne

Rafael Infante

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

John Burnett

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Bea Johnson

Jane Krakowski

Jane Krakowski

Patricia Black

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Lovejoy

V

Victor Marcel

Fernando

Harry Groener

Harry Groener

Michael

William Marquez

William Marquez

Stephano

Bill Applebaum

Bill Applebaum

Don Harrington

Themes & Keywords

dancesportsdance competitionmusicalbeautiful womanballroom dancingwoman directorwistfulromanticadoringenchantenthusiasticexhilarated

About Dance with Me

Dance with Me is a drama, music, romance film released in 1998 exploring themes of dance, sports, dance competition, musical, beautiful woman, ballroom dancing. Directed by Randa Haines, it stars Vanessa Williams, Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson. Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is that John doesn't know he is Rafael's father. John runs a dance studio, and everyone prepares for the World Open Dance championship in Las Vegas. It soon becomes clear Rafael is a very good dancer, and Ruby is the biggest hope for the studio at the championship.

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