Dying To Dance
Brief Synopsis
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Elisa Lennox, age 18, joins a major ballet company right after high school and begins to believe that ballerinas must be pencil thin. Elisa lives on a near-starvation diet while exercising excessively. Anorexia begins to wreak havoc on Elisa's life as relationships suffer, her health deteriorates an
Cast & Crew
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Mark Haber
Director
Mary-margaret Humes
Helene Lennox
Kimberly Mccullough
Elisa Lennox
Natalija Nogulich
Verchenko
Rick Springfield
Dave Lennox
Mimi Kuzyk
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
NBC Entertainment
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Elisa Lennox, age 18, joins a major ballet company right after high school and begins to believe that ballerinas must be pencil thin. Elisa lives on a near-starvation diet while exercising excessively. Anorexia begins to wreak havoc on Elisa's life as relationships suffer, her health deteriorates and her dance performance level plummets. When her loss of strength results in a dangerous accident and hospitalization, Elisa ignores the clear warning signs.
Director
Mark Haber
Director
Cast
Mary-margaret Humes
Helene Lennox
Kimberly Mccullough
Elisa Lennox
Natalija Nogulich
Verchenko
Rick Springfield
Dave Lennox
Mimi Kuzyk
Dominic Zamprogna
Les Porter
Henry Alessandroni
Wade
Aaron Ashmore
Jason
Kirsten Bishopric
Dr Elizabeth Elkins
Steve Boyle
Disc Jockey
Steve Braun
Scott
Tamara Hickey
Caryn
Kristin Hinton
Golda
Nicole Lyn
Torri
Stephanie Anne Mills
Pauline
Brian Paul
Franklin Marsh
Jennifer Pisana
Little Girl
Bryan Renfro
Police Officer
Shaun Smyth
Dr Weston
Mark Snow
Adam
Jocelyn Snowdon
Jillian
Sarah Topham
Anna
Arni Stone
Lead Person
Crew
Rachel Archer
Costumes
Carmen Arndt
Unit Production Manager
Don Bachmann
Production Coordinator
Patricia Boulden
Assistant Costume Designer
Clay Cambern
Assistant Editor
Bari Carrelli
Executive Producer
Barry Cherin
Publicity
Robert Cochrane
Dolly Grip
Michael Curran
Transportation Coordinator
Morten Dorrell
Location Manager
Pete Elia
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Emerson
Key Grip
John Escapa
Assistant Camera Operator
Penny Gay
Props Assistant
Derek Graham
Property Master
Sally Harvey
Executive In Charge Of Production
Gerald Holmes
Production Designer
Karl Jenkins
Music
Alex Kavanagh
Costume Designer
Pirjo Koho
Costume Supervisor
David Lancaster
Assistant Location Manager
Bill Layton
Art Director
Ao Loo
Sound Mixer
Sara Macdonald
Assistant Director
Christine Maclean
Set Decorator
Lynda Mccormack
Makeup Artist
Joseph Melody
Sound Editor
Brian Pearson
Director Of Photography
Toni Perling
Screenwriter
Nelleke Privett
Casting (Canada)
Pamela Roberts
Hair Stylist
Moshe Saadon
Boom Operator
Nancy Severinsen
Music Editor
Jocelyn Snowdon
Choreographer
Larry Stensvold
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Franco Tatta
Gaffer
Andrea Wassell
Production Accountant
Steve Webb
Assistant Director
Ellen Wesley
Medic
Scott White
Producer
Mark Willis
Camera Operator
Richard Winnie
Post-Production Supervisor
Adam Wolfe
Editor
Rod Wrachsmith
Medic
Dianne Young
Casting
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
NBC Entertainment
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States August 12, 2001
Completed shooting summer 1999.
TV rating: TV-PG
