"Ballroom" is an inclusive wheelchair ballroom dance movie about a struggling dancer, Violet, who needs the help of the charming ballroom dance instructor, Petro Saenko, to learn all the Latin dances in two weeks for an upcoming crucial audition. When Violet's depressive mother, Janet, causes her to have a devastating car accident and become paraplegic, Petro helps Violet regain her love for life by showing her she can still dance and audition -- in a wheelchair. However, Violet's controlling mother and Petro's fiery jealous business partner, Emery, will stop at nothing to prevent Violet from realizing her dreams.
Laurence Walsh
Director
Madeline Delp
Violet Galvert
Dmitry Chaplin
Petro Saenko
Tyne Stecklein
Emery Mason
Kate Orsini
Janet Galvert
Jamison Reeves
PT Joe Stewart
Mia Schaikewitz
OT Stacey Reed
Jennifer Wang
Angie Liu
Zuri Starks
Kara Jones
Diane Hudock
Metamorphosis Theater Director
Maurice Tillmon
Theater Director's Assistant
Chelsea Rush
Meredith Hughes
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