Slow Dancing in the Big City

Slow Dancing in the Big City is a 1978 American romantic drama film about Lou Friedlander, a popular columnist who falls in love with Sarah Gantz, a young ballerina stricken with a debilitating condition that will force her to quit dancing. After befriending a street boy named Marty Olivera and writing about the people of New York City, Lou's life changes dramatically upon falling for Sarah, played by Anne Ditchburn, who was initially chosen after Avildsen screen tested over 400 dancers for the part of Sarah Gantz.