‘Save the Last Dance’ Cast: Where Are They Now?

Before they became famous, Julia Stiles, Kerry Washington and other stars danced for their lives in 2001 Save the last dance.

The coming-of-age drama follows Sara Johnson (Stiles), a promising young ballerina who has her heart set on attending the prestigious Juilliard School in New York. After her big audition goes bad and her mother dies unexpectedly, Sara gives up ballet and moves to Chicago’s Southside to live with her father (Terry Kinney). While there, she was introduced to hip-hop and began expanding her dance horizons with the help of Georgetown University’s Derek Reynolds (Sean Patrick Thomas).

Save the last dance quickly became a hit, grossing more than $130 million worldwide and spawning a direct-to-DVD sequel that debuted in 2006. Although Stiles didn’t return for the second film, she wasn’t completely out of her comfort zone when she said goodbye. the intricate choreography. Looking back Save the last dance in 2014, Stiles said My Weekly that he moves to Bogey Lowenstein’s party 10 things i hate about you he helped her keep the beat in the dance film.

“So I got the job. save the last dance by the way, I think it was from that scene,” she joked at the time. “That’s what I was told.

Despite his previous dance experience, Stiles still worked hard to earn his spot he didn’t want to use a stuntman for her more complex scenes. Aged just 19 when the film was released, the actress felt she “had to constantly prove herself as a dancer” on set.

Scroll down to see where the cast is Save the last dance is now: