Review of Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) by Mark S — 01 Aug 2007

Truely inspirational. these kids are awesome! I wanna do ballroom dancing now.

This review of Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) was written by Mark S on 01 Aug 2007.

Mad Hot Ballroom has generally received positive reviews.

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