Gotta Kick It Up!

Gotta Kick It Up! is a 2002 American film directed by Ramón Menéndez. It is a Disney Channel Original Movie and was released on July 26, 2002.
It is based on the true story of a middle school dance team.
== Plot ==
A group of Latina middle school girls enter middle school ready to Dance. The new young executive teacher, Ms. Bartlett, is the new biology teacher at Marshal Middle School. After seeing the group of group of children not paying attention in the classrooms, it was then announced that the school was not going to have a dance team that year. The girls dance and perform for Ms. Bartlett, and then she tells them that the dance team gets cancelled. Realising this, the girls were heartbroken, Ms. Bartlett, changes her ways and agrees to be the coach, that can be better, and try to help them even more. The girls need to prove that they are ready to compete and are able to win, and bring back the dance festival. She helps a group of young Latina girls find themselves, using the chant "si, se puede" and overcome societal obstacles through their dance troupe.
== Cast and Characters ==
* Camille Guaty as Daisy Salinas
* America Ferrera as Yolanda "Yoli" Vargas
* Jhoanna Flores as Alyssa Cortez
* Suilma Rodriguez as Marisol
* Sabrina Wiener as Esmeralda Reyna
* Miguel Sandoval as Principal Zavala
* Eric Alexander Gavica as Chuy
* Susan Egan as Heather Bartlett
* Elizabeth Sung as Ms. Kim
* Gina Gallego as Mrs. Cortez
* Gerry Del Sol as Mr. Cortez
* Valente Rodriguez as Mr. Reyna
* Anita Ortega as Mrs. Reyna
* Yvonne Farrow as Lynell Elliott
* Ulises Cuadra as Segura
Category:Disney Channel Original Movies
Category:Films
Category:Live-action Films
Category:2002 Films
Category:Sports Films
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