Jack is a widowed "end-of-the-roader" struggling with his continued depression as he falls for Ruby, a passionate environmental engineering grad student who is embroiled in a poisonous waste controversy that threatens to shut down the biggest industry in her state.
Jack is a widowed "end-of-the-roader" struggling with his continued depression as he falls for Ruby, a passionate environmental engineering grad student who is embroiled in a poisonous waste controversy that threatens to shut down the biggest industry in her state.
Eleven-year-old New York City public school kids journey into the world of ballroom dancing and reveal pieces of themselves and their world along the way. Told from their candid, sometimes hilarious perspectives, these kids are transformed, from reluctant participants to determined competitors, from typical urban kids to "ladies and gentlemen," on their way to try to compete in the final citywide.
Katharine Watson (Julia Roberts) é uma recém-graduada professora que consegue emprego no conceituado colégio Wellesley, para lecionar aulas de História da Arte. Incomodada com o conservadorismo da sociedade e do próprio colégio em que trabalha, Katharine decide lutar contra estas normas e acaba inspirando suas alunas a enfrentarem os desafios da vida.
