Taylor, Charles (January 12, 2001). "Save the Last Dance (review)". Salon. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009 . Retrieved December 30, 2007. Chenille invites Sara to a dance club called Stepps, where the latter has her first experience dancing to hip hop rhythms. At Stepps, Sara dances with Derek, Chenille's brother and a student with dreams of attending Georgetown University to become a pediatrician. Derek decides to help Sara develop her dancing skills by incorporating more hip hop into her style. Derek takes a reluctant Sara to the Joffrey Ballet and, afterwards, she confides in him about her mother and her dreams. Later, they return to the club and amaze others with their dancing. While performing, Derek's ex-girlfriend Nikki interrupts them and begins dancing with Derek, making Sara retreat to the bar. Schwarzbaum, Lisa (January 29, 2001). "Save the Last Dance". EW.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022 . Retrieved August 15, 2022.

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The video " Waiting For Your Love - Soul System (Save the Last Dance for Me OST)" has been published The video " Our Love Will Always Last (english) - Edward Chun (Save the Last Dance for Me OST)" has been publishedHowe, Desson (January 12, 2001). "A Lively 'Last Dance' ". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017 . Retrieved August 15, 2022. DJ Battlecat, Raphael Saadiq, Eddie F, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Stevie J, Darryl Anthony, The Whole 9, Jave & Sweet, Delite Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001". Jam!. January 8, 2002. Archived from the original on November 22, 2002 . Retrieved January 22, 2023. In a three-star review, Roger Ebert said that despite the film's clichéd story and romance, "the development is intelligent, the characters are more complicated than we expect, and the ending doesn't tie everything up in a predictable way." [12] Charles Taylor of Salon wrote, "for all its dumb clichés it offers the basic appeal of teen movies: the pleasure of watching kids be kids, acting as they do among themselves instead of how parents and teachers expect them to act." [13]

After learning what Chenille said to Sara, Derek confronts her about it, as well as explains his true reasons for dumping Nikki. Remorseful of her actions, Chenille admits that what she did was wrong and apologizes. She also tells Derek that Sara did not want to dump him, but Chenille's words hurt her to the point of feeling forced to.A sequel to the film, titled Save the Last Dance 2, was released direct-to-video on October 10, 2006. ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved December 27, 2021.