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Hot to Trot

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Hot to Trot
Using the storytelling techniques of dramatic cinema, HOT TO TROT is an intimate, humanist account of a captivating phenomenon - same-sex competitive ballroom dance -- a world in which personal passion meets political muscle, and where one literal false step can crush aspiration. Away from their extraordinary feats on the dance floor, the characters' backstories frame their struggles and conflicts in life: charismatic Ernesto Palma, a Costa Rican former meth head; gritty, determined Emily Coles, a severe Type 1 diabetic, diagnosed at age three, who wears an insulin pump 24/7, even while performing; movie star-handsome Nikolai Shpakov, a dazzling Russian dance champ, who came out only a few years ago and still longs for full acceptance from his family; and careerist Kieren Jameson, whose identity was forged in a strict, conservative environment with deep tentacles (her father was head of the New Zealand military). The film follows Ernesto, Nikolai, Emily & Kieren over time, as it watches their relationships with family, dance partners, life partners - and themselves - develop and deepen. For these individuals and others, dance is a form of personal power and political engagement that simultaneously (re)shapes their identities and sense of self and helps them overcome uniquely personal challenges. They are emblems of LGBTQ politics, writ small - but they are living the issues, rather than working them. And HOT TO TROT's story, which lives at the intersection of art, activism, and passion, has appeal to a broad and diverse audience. As these dancers evolve, we understand, vividly and personally, the real impact of the LGBTQ politics we read about every day. And we care.

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