<P> Save the Last Dance is a 2001 American dance film produced by MTV Productions , directed by Thomas Carter and released by Paramount Pictures on January 12 , 2001 . The film stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chicago who work together to help the main character , played by Stiles , train for a dance audition . A direct - to - video sequel , Save the Last Dance 2 , was released in 2006 . </P>
<P> Save the Last Dance is a 2001 American dance film produced by MTV Productions , directed by Thomas Carter and released by Paramount Pictures on January 12 , 2001 . The film stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chicago who work together to help the main character , played by Stiles , train for a dance audition . A direct - to - video sequel , Save the Last Dance 2 , was released in 2006 . </P>
where did save the last dance take place
where did save the last dance take place
in Chicago
in Chicago