Leading Ladies is a 2010 dance film directed by Daniel Beam and Erika Randall Beahm and starring Benji Schwimmer, Melanie LaPatin, Laurel Vail, Shannon Lea Smith, and Nicole Dionne.

The film features an overbearing ballroom stage mother and her two daughters who must redefine their roles in life, and on the dance floor.

[6] and the Vail International Film Festival[7] After screening at Newfest in NYC, Leading Ladies received a favorable review in Variety.

[9] Sheri Campari (Melanie LaPatin) is the single mother of two daughters: Tasi (Shannon Lea) and Toni (Laurel Vail).

Sheri is training Tasi to become a professional competitive ballroom dancer with the help of Toni and flamboyantly gay dance partner Cedric Michaels (Benji Schwimmer).