Sara groeit op in een stadje in Illinois. Ze is dol op ballet en droomt ervan ooit aan de befaamde Juilliard School te studeren. Wanneer haar moeder omkomt bij een verkeersongeval moet Sara haar grootse toekomstplannen echter opbergen en ze trekt in bij haar vader, Roy, een muzikant uit Chicago, die jaren geleden vrouw en kind heeft verlaten. Zo belandt Sara in een voor haar totaal onbekende multiraciale en multiculturele schoolomgeving. Aanvankelijk heeft ze het moeilijk om het overlijden van haar moeder te verwerken. Maar spoedig vindt ze soelaas bij de kleurlinge Chenille, een tienermoeder en oudere zus van de knappe en begaafde danser Derek, die Sara in de hip-hop cultuur inwijdt.
Nee, helaas is Save the Last Dance nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Production | David Madden | Producer |
| Editing | Jeff Canavan | Editor |
| Production | Marie Cantin | Producer |
| Camera | Robbie Greenberg | Director of Photography |
| Production | Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Art | Diane Hughes | Art Direction |
| Art | Paul Eads | Production Design |
| Production | Douglas Curtis | Line Producer |
| Production | Scarlett Lacey | Producer |
| Production | Robert W. Cort | Producer |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Tricia Schneider | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Thomas Carter | Director |
| Production | Douglas Curtis | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandra Hernandez | Costume Design |
| Editing | Fritz Feick | Editor |
| Writing | Duane Adler | Story |
| Writing | Duane Adler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Cheryl Edwards | Screenplay |
| Directing | Linda Leifer | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Randy Duncan | Choreographer |
| Production | Ernie Malik | Publicist |
| Camera | Makiko Carlson | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Linda Perlin | Stunts |
| Sound | Michael McQuarn | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Marie Cantin | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Peter E. Berger | Editor |
| Crew | Rick LeFevour | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | John Moio | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Scarlett Lacey | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Gerrit Dangremond | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gerrit Dangremond | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Robert C. Carlson | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Kelly Krotine | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Steven R. Wojcik | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michael Kohnhorst | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Paolo Cascio | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Robert W. Faison | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Michelle Mann | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Michael Tackett | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Nicole Cummins-Rubio | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | David Obermeyer | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Blair Scheller | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Ronald L. Wright | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Alphonse Blumenthal | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Anthony J. Lullo | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Sam Bertone | Electrician |
| Lighting | Chad Catuara | Electrician |
| Lighting | James Hayworth | Electrician |
| Lighting | Rory Herbster | Electrician |
| Lighting | Donna McLain | Electrician |
| Lighting | Chris Stloukal | Electrician |
| Lighting | Park B. Taylor | Electrician |
| Lighting | John P. Friday | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | Peter J. Donoghue | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Kelly R. Borisy | Key Grip |
| Camera | Fred Folmer | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Jason Storandt | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Fernando M. Briones | Grip |
| Camera | George A. Folmer | Grip |
| Camera | Christopher Glasgow | Grip |
| Camera | Jim Handley | Grip |
| Camera | Chris Ryerson | Grip |
| Lighting | James F. Roorda | Key Rigging Grip |
| Lighting | James Hartnett | Rigging Grip |
| Art | Timothy W. Tiedje | Property Master |
| Art | Michael D. Gianneschi | Assistant Property Master |
| Production | Betsy Bottando | Location Manager |
| Production | Demetra Diamantopoulos | Assistant Location Manager |
| Art | Joel Prihoda | Leadman |
| Art | Blake Matthys | Set Dresser |
| Art | Tom Gagnon | Set Dresser |
| Art | Craig Jackson | Set Designer |
| Crew | John D. Milinac | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lin Sanders | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gordana Golubovich | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sukari McGill | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Moser | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Scheeley | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marsha Shearrill | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | LunYé Marsh | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eadra Brown | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Pickenback | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Jeffrey Canavan | Additional Editor |
| Editing | Alexander Garcia | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Joseph Butler | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Chris Boscardin | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Claire Simon | Casting |
| Production | Beth Bowling | Casting Associate |
| Production | Karen Peake | Extras Casting |
| Production | Susan Becton | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Carrie Oviatt | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Janien Selfridge | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Jon Mallard | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Stefan Nikolov | Location Assistant |
| Art | Alexandra van Doren-Kirk | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Beth Sterner | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mike Szakmeister | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Vic Radulich | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Susan Kurtz | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Robert Ulrich | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Tammy Fearing | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Zack Davis | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Thomas W. Small | Foley Supervisor |
| Sound | David B. Cohn | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Scott Curtis | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Paul O'Bryan | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ronnie Morgan | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Bob Baron | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Randy K. Singer | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Sarah Monat | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Robin Harlan | Foley Artist |
| Production | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting |
| Sound | Andy Koyama | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gregory King | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael T. Ryan | Supervising Music Editor |
| Sound | Tom Carlson | Music Editor |
| Sound | Ken Kugler | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Ken Kugler | Conductor |
| Sound | Joie Binns | Music Coordinator |
| Art | Edward England | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | George DiLeonardi | Transportation Coordinator |
| Editing | Jim Passon | Color Timer |
| Editing | Kenny Becker | Color Timer |
| Editing | Dana I. Marker | Negative Cutter |
