It also stars Alfre Woodard, John Ortiz, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Dante Basco, Elijah Kelley, and Jenna Dewan.

After explaining that he witnessed her car being vandalized, Pierre offers to take over the detention shift and teach them ballroom dancing.

She feels a failure and envies Morgan for her graceful sensuality, remarking to Pierre that she is "like sex on hardwood."

Though the other students suspect her of wanting to "tell her upper class friends that she's slumming" at first, they learn to accept her when she admits that she feels better with them.

Gradually, the students begin to trust Pierre; Kurd even visits his apartment to discuss his sexual problems.

When Pierre is brought to a meeting with the parents' association, he convinces them to keep the program going after demonstrating how ballroom dancing has taught the students "teamwork, respect, and dignity".

Sasha, Danjou, and Ramos perform an impressive three-person tango but are disqualified because the event is a partner dance.

The final credits roll as Pierre's students triumphantly dance to hip hop music, having taken over the sound system.

Since "Dancing Classrooms" was created by Pierre Dulaine, it has grown to involve 42 instructors and more than 12,000 students in 120 New York City public schools.

The film also stars Alison Sealy-Smith and Phillip Jarrett as Rock's parents; Jo Chim as Gretchen; Kevin Hanchard as Woodley; Joseph Pierre as Trey; Lyriq Bent as Easy; and Sharron Matthews as Ms. Rosemead.

He said to his agent: "nah, I don't want to do this", but after much persuasion, he agreed to meet with the producers; giving them a chance to at least "explain what" they were "trying to do".

[7] Take the Lead premiered on March 17, 2006 at the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

The site's consensus states: "Banderas is charismatic in the lead, and the dance sequences are captivating, but the story is too familiar and predictable.

The film's performance proceeded to fluctuate; depending on the day, gross takings could increase by as much as 110 percent and vice versa.

[15] The official single: "Take The Lead (Wanna Ride)", a collaboration between American hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Puerto Rican duo Wisin & Yandel, featuring rapper Fatman Scoop and singer Melissa Jiménez, was released on March 21, 2006.