(Holden) 'MAD HOT BALLROOM' (PG, 105 minutes) This documentary follows fifth-graders from three very different New York City public schools as they prepare to compete in a ballroom dancing tournament.

"MAD HOT BALLROOM" was the subject of a bidding war at the SUNDANCE - whoops, make that the rival SLAMDANCE - Film Festival in January.

MAD HOT BALLROOM A group of New York City schoolchildren abandon rap for ballroom dancing, becoming what the press notes call "ladies and gentlemen" along the way.