Dance with Me (1998)


Dance with Me
Release Date21 August 1998
US Box Office$16,000,000
TaglineIn the dance of life, love can happen in a heartbeat.
GenreDrama, Romance, Music
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsDominican Republic
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Drama
MoodIn the Mood for Love
ThemesDancer's Life, Fathers and Sons
TonesWarm, Light, Upbeat
TagsCompetition, Cuba, Dance Instructor, Dance [art], Handyman

Dance with Me is a 1998 drama film on love and dance directed by Randa Haines and starring Vanessa L. Williams and Puerto Rican singer Chayanne.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Ruby Sinclair

Rafael Infante

John Burnett

Bea Johnson

Patricia

Lovejoy

Michael

Stefano

Scott Paetty
Steve

Rick Valenzuela
Julian Marshall

Chaz Oswill
Peter

Liz Curtis
Kim

Bill Applebaum
Don Harrington

Cuban Mailman

Victor Marcel
Fernando

Ana Sofia Pomales
Fernando's Daughter

Nelson Marquez
Fiance

Mike Gomez
Bartender

Charles Venturi
Waiter

Maurice Schwartzman
Man in Dance Club

Jannette Valenzuela
Woman in Dance Club

Jim Mapp
Fisherman on Pier

Robert Pike Daniel
Emcee

Tony Meredith
Professional Latin Dance Finalist

Melanie LaPatin
Professional Latin Dance Finalist

Professional Latin Dance Finalist

France Mosseau
Professional Latin Dance Finalist

James Kunitz
Professional Latin Dance Finalist

Jaana Kunitz
Professional Latin Dance Finalist

Giacomo Steccaglia
Professional Latin Dance Finalist

Melissa Dexter
Professional Latin Dance Finalist

Eric Thomas Robinson
Professional Latin Dance Finalist

Maria Torres O'Connor
Professional Latin Dance Finalist

Thomas A. Slater
Theater Arts Dancer

Carol Bentley
Theater Arts Dancer

Jose Mesa Benjamin
Salsa Club Dancer

Harry Bowens
Salsa Club Dancer

Juan Carlos Cienfuegos
Salsa Club Dancer

Leila Flores
Salsa Club Dancer

Raúl Gómez
Salsa Club Dancer

Monica Gonzalez
Salsa Club Dancer

Rudy González
Salsa Club Dancer

Ana Hernandez
Salsa Club Dancer

Alicia Gómez
Salsa Club Dancer

Joel Hernandez
Salsa Club Dancer

Erika Landin
Salsa Club Dancer

Alyra Lennox
Salsa Club Dancer

Rojelio Moreno
Salsa Club Dancer

Anne Noelle
Salsa Club Dancer

Piper Orr
Salsa Club Dancer

Jacqueline Rios
Salsa Club Dancer

Chantal Sagouspe
Salsa Club Dancer

Marissa Soratorio
Salsa Club Dancer

Albert Torres
Salsa Club Dancer

Francisco Vasquez
Salsa Club Dancer

Joby Vasquez
Salsa Club Dancer

Luis Vasquez
Salsa Club Dancer

Roberto Villacorta
Salsa Club Dancer

Eustace Dunbar IV
Salsa group singer

Anthony Avery
Las Vegas Tourist

Kira Burt
Cocktail Waitress

Bronwen Carson
The long-legged dancer

Wilfredo A. Crispin
Salsa Group Singer

James De Jesus
Salsa Group Singer

Thrift Shop Clerk

Ty Donaldson
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J.E. Freeman
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Albita Rodríguez
Salsa Singer

Casey Ryan
Dance Contestant

Kevin Sateri
Dancer

Director

Writer

Daryl Matthews

Producer

Shinya Egawa
producer

producer

Aldric La'Auli Porter
associate producer

Lauren Weissman
producer

Allan Wertheim
associate producer

Ted Zachary
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Fred Murphy
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Editor

Lisa Fruchtman
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William S. Scharf
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Casting Director

Lora Kennedy
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Production Designer

Waldemar Kalinowski
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Art Director

Barry Kingston
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Set Decorator

Florence Fellman
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Costume Designer

Joe I. Tompkins
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Makeup Department

Kate Best
makeup artist: Ms. Williams

Eric Ferrell
hair stylist: Ms. Williams

K.G. Ramsey
key hair stylist

Rick Sharp
key makeup artist

Production Manager

Howard Griffith
production supervisor: Houston

Michael J. Harker
post-production supervisor

Allan Wertheim
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William M. Connor
second assistant director

David Hyman
second second assistant director

Aldric La'Auli Porter
first assistant director

Art Department

Alan Burg
set dresser

Hunter Cain
set dresser

Elizabeth Colomba
paintings

Beth Emerson
set dresser

Monica Frommholz
art department coordinator

Tom Gebr
set dresser

L. David Gordon
drapery foreman

Gregor Habsburg
art department assistant

Jeff Hay
set dresser

James Jackson
set dresser

Jeffery J. Jenkins
paint foreman

Jeffrey Paul Johnson
assistant property master

Helen Kozora
property buyer

Lauren Lustig
on-set dresser

Eugene McCarthy
property master

Charles Page
construction general foreman

Robert Page
construction foreman

Charles Phillips
construction coordinator

Brent Rice
lead man

Michael Stone
art department assistant

Sound Department

David Franklin Bergad
dialogue editor

Mark Berger
supervising re-recording mixer

Frank Canonica
supervising sound recordist: mix stage

Yin Cantor
assistant sound editor

Kyrsten Mate Comoglio
sound effects designer

Tobin Davis
assistant sound editor

Thomas Giordano
sound technician , cable person

Mark Levinson
dialogue editor

Marnie Moore
foley artist

Jennifer Myers
foley artist

Peggy Names
playback operator

John Nutt
supervising sound supervisor

Margie O'Malley
foley artist

David Parker
sound re-recording mixer

Richard Quinn
dialogue editor

Charleen Richards
adr mixer

David M. Ronne
sound

Earl Sampson
boom operator

Michael Semanick
sound re-recording mixer

Greg Steele
adr mixer

Marilyn S. Zalkan
foley editor

Sage Vanden Heuvel
sound intern

Special Effects

Stan Parks
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

John Allison
visual effects

Christopher Dusendschon
main title sequence optical compositor: THDX, in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX

Camera and Electrical Department

Jeff Baer
electrician

Kevin Ball
best boy grip

Jim 'Tomcat' Downing
rigging key grip

Mark Figueroa
second assistant camera

Jeffrey Greeley
first assistant camera

Michael LaViolette
chief lighting technician

Todd Liggitt
grip

Michael Listorti
dolly grip

Greg Mayer
rigging electrician, rigging best boy

John Nuler
camera operator: "b" camera, Steadicam operator

Andrew Osborne
camera loader

Frank Perl
camera operator

J.B. Richner
rigging gaffer

Zade Rosenthal
still photographer

Eric Sandlin
assistant chief lighting technician

Todd Slyapich
first assistant camera

Charles M. Smallwood
key grip

Thomas Giordano
video assist operator: re-shoots

Casting Department

Carolyn Dyer
dance casting

Kristy Sager
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Margo Baxley
key costumer

Elaine Davis
costumer

Kimberly Guenther
costume supervisor

Mathew Hooey
key costumer

Claudia Wick
costumer

Editorial Department

Daniel Craven
first assistant editor

Russell Eaton
first assistant editor

Marta Evry
associate editor

Mike Mertens
color timer

Fabienne Rawley
additional editor

Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter

William S. Scharf
additional editor

Timsawat Smith
post-production assistant

Music Department

Budd Carr
executive music producer

Christine Cholvin
assistant music editor

Marylou Eales
associate music supervisor

Alan Geik
music consultant: Cuban music

Tomas Hart
music element creator

Artie Kane
conductor

Daryl B. Kell
supervising music editor

Tami Lester
associate music supervisor

David Marquette
music recordist

Shawn Murphy
music recordist

Bobby Muzingo
orchestrator

Gary Raymond
music playback & recording mixer

Robert Schaper
supervising music engineer

Joel Sill
executive music producer

Steven L. Smith
music preparation

Carl Zittrer
production music editor

Transportation Department

Randy Burke
transportation captain

Rick Damazio
driver

J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car

Jeff Kidman
transportation office coordinator

Karin Parish Kurz
transportation office coordinator

Dan Marrow
transportation coordinator

James Wayne Roberts
transportation co-captain

Other Crew

Alison Balian
assistant: Ms. Haines

Alex Barnoya
set medic

Dave Bennett
accountant

Sonia Bhalla
production assistant

Stanley Brossette
unit publicist

Janet Brownlee
assistant: Ms. Weissman

Barbara Calloway
assistant accountant

Liz Curtis
choreographer

Alberto Del Toro
location consultant: Cuba

Virginia Díaz
location manager: Houston

Ty Donaldson
choreography department coordinator

Jim Dunlap
first assistant accountant

Jon E. Edwards
production assistant

Jon Edwards
production assistant

Pablo Ferro
title designer

Bennett Fidlow
additional legal services

Danny Green
production assistant

Noelle Green
assistant production coordinator

Paul Harrison
assistant location manager

James Jeffares
location projectionist

Ryan R. Johnson
assistant to head of production

Tish Johnson
production accountant: post-production, post-production accountant

Danika Kohler
dance coordinator

Andrew Magarian
acting coach

Dylan K. Massin
production assistant

Daryl Matthews
choreographer

dancer

Eric Mention
production assistant

dancer

Bobby Muzingo
supervisor

Kris Olsen
production secretary

Michele Panzarella
assistant: Mr. Zachary

Leslie Park
script supervisor

Allyn Partin
dialect coach

dancer

Jake Richter
production assistant

Izzy Rodriduez
production assistant

Michelle Romaine
assistant: Ms. Haines

Benjamin Ronne
production assistant

Woody Schultz
production assistant

Bill H. Schwocho
craft service

Jonathon Slator
location manager

John Strahm
assistant location manager

Carmen Tabanyi
assistant to director

Nadia Venesse
dialect coach

Kevin Wiebelhaus
production assistant

Yvonne Yaconelli
production coordinator

Jack E. Herman
extras set coordinator

George Lakes
production finance executive

Emily Vinas
production coordinator: Texas

Production Company

Ballroom Dancer
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Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Mandalay Entertainment
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Distributor

Columbia Pictures
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Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar
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LK-TEL
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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
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Films directed by Randa Haines
Dance with Me
The Doctor (1991)
The Outsider (2002)