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Derek takes a reluctant Sara to the Joffrey Ballet and, afterwards, she confides in him about her mother and her dreams. Later, they return to the club and amaze others with their dancing. While performing, Derek's ex-girlfriend Nikki interrupts them and begins dancing with Derek, making Sara retreat to the bar. Koehler, Robert (January 8, 2001). "Save the Last Dance". Variety. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022 . Retrieved August 15, 2022.a b Morris, Wesley (January 12, 2001). " 'Dance' Tries Hard to Be Hip and Fails Miserably". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022 . Retrieved August 15, 2022. Schwarzbaum, Lisa (January 29, 2001). "Save the Last Dance". EW.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022 . Retrieved August 15, 2022. Tribbey, Ralph (March 30, 2001). "Paramount Delivers 'Last Dance' on DVD". hive4media.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2001 . Retrieved September 11, 2019.

We are sure Stiles worked really hard to learn the choreography for this scene and she deserves to be commended for her efforts—especially since the actress had no previous dance experience prior to the film and still did most of the dancing herself. But let’s be honest: If it wasn’t part of a movie, there’s no way that dance number would have held up in real life and gotten her accepted into one of the most prestigious dance schools in the world. After all, the famous NYC school has an extremely low acceptance rate of 8%, beating out a majority of Ivy League Schools. That figure makes the fine arts school harder to get into than Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania." [18] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Award Taylor, Charles (January 12, 2001). "Save the Last Dance (review)". Salon. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009 . Retrieved December 30, 2007.Ebert, Roger (January 12, 2001). "Save The Last Dance movie review (2001)". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022 . Retrieved August 15, 2022. A sequel to the film, titled Save the Last Dance 2, was released direct-to-video on October 10, 2006. Chenille invites Sara to a dance club called Stepps, where the latter has her first experience dancing to hip hop rhythms. At Stepps, Sara dances with Derek, Chenille's brother and a student with dreams of attending Georgetown University to become a pediatrician. Derek decides to help Sara develop her dancing skills by incorporating more hip hop into her style. American Music Awards - 2002 | Winners & Nominees". American Music Awards . Retrieved August 22, 2020.

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