Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance

The only person you need to be is yourself.

2001113 min6.5 / 10

A warm, uplifting coming-of-age romance about a grieving ballet dancer finding belonging, friendship, and love in an unexpected community.

After the death of her mother, Sara moves to the South Side of Chicago to live with her father and gets transferred to a majority-black school. Her life takes a turn for the better when befriends Chenille and her brother Derek, who helps her with her dancing skills.

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