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Gotta Kick It Up!
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Written byMeghan Cole (story)
Nancy De Los Santos (teleplay & story)
Ramón Menéndez (teleplay)
Tom Musca (teleplay)
Stu Krieger (teleplay)
Directed byRamón Menéndez
StarringCamille Guaty
America Ferrera
Susan Egan
Jhoanna Flores
Suilma Rodriguez
Sabrina Wiener
Theme music composerCraig Safan
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerChristopher Morgan
CinematographyClark Mathis
EditorNancy Richardson
Running time78 minutes
Original release
NetworkDisney Channel
ReleaseJuly 26, 2002 (2002-07-26)

Gotta Kick It Up! is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie.[1] In the United States, it debuted on July 26, 2002. It is based on a true story of a middle school dance team. The film was directed by Ramón Menéndez.[2]

Plot

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A group of Latina middle school girls enter middle school ready to Dance. Then new young executive teacher, Ms. Bartlett, is the new biology teacher at Marshal Middle School. After seeing the group of group of children not paying attention in the classrooms, it was then announced that the school was not going to have a dance team that year. The girls dance and perform for Ms. Bartlett, and then she tells them that the dance team gets cancelled. Realizing this, the girls were heartbroken, Ms. Bartlett, changes her ways and agrees to be the coach, that can be better, and try to help them even more. The girls need prove that they are ready to compete and are able to win, and bring back the dance festival. She helps a group of young Latina girls find themselves, using the chant "si, se puede" and overcome societal obstacles through their dance troupe.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "The New York Times". Archived from the original on 2009-09-21. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  2. ^ "Gotta Kick It Up!". Turner Classic Movies. United States: Turner Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 6 Aug 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Disney Channel Original Movies
Films directed by Ramón Menéndez
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