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Dance with Me

“In the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat.”

1998 · 2 h 6 min
Directed by Randa Haines · USA · American Independent Cinema
DramaMusicalRomance

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Cast

Vanessa Williams Chayanne Kris Kristofferson Joan Plowright Jane Krakowski Beth Grant

Credits

Written by: Daryl Lynn Matthews

Plot

Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is that John doesn't know he is Rafael's father.

Sinekatalog’s take

A young man travels to meet the father he has never known and finds himself on a dance floor. The salsa scenes are energetic, but the romance and family plot are predictable, making it a pleasant, lightweight musical drama.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.0 / 10 (7,251 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes: 49%
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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