formula for the teacher meet misunderstood or troubled student and where the result be positive for everyone . take a teacher ( male or female ) . place say teacher in an inner city or remedial class room . add conflict and usually due to social class difference or the fact that say kid have never get proper encouragement or positive attention from adult figure . teacher then break down say barrier with some forward think alternative teach methodology . the kid learn . there be usually a fall back to previous behavior ( usually cause by external school situation ) and follow by redemption . and this be usually base on true life event and for added drama . now be the easy part . a we learn in algebra and we just place in the actual data to replace the variable . the teacher be zorro himself and antonio banderas . there be the kid ( too numerous and somewhat annoy to mention ) . and there the forward think teach method which would be ballroom dance . there be numerous other movie that follow a similar path sydney poitier in to sir and with love while michelle pfeiffer in dangerous mind while edward james olmos in stand and deliver while the rock in gridiron gang while rhea perlman in sunset park while and even samuel l. jackson in coach carter . the late entry on that list follow the same formula and except it substitute sport for class and coach for teacher . there be nothing overly original about this movie . even though this movie be base on actual event and pierre dulaine ( which be inspirational in itself and commendable ) and do not mean i necessarily want to see the same thing rehash with different name and place and date . the music be decent and the dancing be average . i guess one really have to be into ballroom dance to get a fuller appreciation . there be also nothing i like good than to be grill by zorro in a condescending fashion . on a side note dante basco really need to invest time into get his act skill up to par and get a new agent . he be almost push 32 and play angst ridden teenager might be a bit of stretch right now . the problem i have with most of these type of movie be that the end be gratuitous . the end be usually somewhat if not completely happy in which something be achieve and but the full realization of turn one life around and make something of oneself be never fully show . for example and how do larhette resolve her mom prostitution and how do rock resolve his conflict with his alcoholic dad and not to mention with the local thug he just anger . the only true worth of the movie would have to be zorro tango with actress or dancer katya virshilas . that be kind of hot and but i think that be mostly due to her intrinsic ability . i would have give this movie a high rating if it actually induce sleep and because at the time i couldn not . instead skip this one and just watch the trailer . it include the best scene of the movie .