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Where was Save the Last Dance filmed?

2001 film, directed by Thomas Carter.

  • Chicago

The story is set in Chicago, so the filming stayed close to the setting.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Chicago
Filmed in
Chicago

About Save the Last Dance

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Released
2001
Director
Thomas Carter
Cast
Julia StilesSean Patrick ThomasKerry WashingtonTerry KinneyFredro StarrBianca LawsonAndrew Rothenberg
Genre
RomanceMusicalTeenDramaCrime

The story

Seventeen-year-old Sara Johnson, an aspiring ballet dancer in suburban Chicago, auditions for the Juilliard School after asking her mother to attend.

Roy initially struggles to communicate with Sara, but they gradually begin rebuilding their relationship.

The two begin practicing together, combining elements of ballet and hip hop.

Famous lines from Save the Last Dance

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Quit it, Nikki.Chenille
  • Its from The Gap!Sara
  • It ain't over, bitch.Nikki
  • Why, is your hand busy?Chenille
  • I'm free Saturday night.Snookie

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