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* TheOtherDarring: Neither Sean Patrick Thomas nor Julia Stiles reprise their roles in ''Save the Last Dance 2''.

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* TheOtherDarring: TheOtherDarrin: Neither Sean Patrick Thomas nor Julia Stiles reprise their roles in ''Save the Last Dance 2''.2''.
* ThrowItIn: The dance practice in the cafeteria was completely improvised, and the camera catches Sean Patrick Thomas whispering instructions to Julia Stiles.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original draft of the script had Sara moving from Pennsylvania to Baltimore. They changed the setting to Chicago because they felt the city had more character.

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The original draft of the script had Sara moving from Pennsylvania to Baltimore. They changed the setting to Chicago because they felt the city had more character.character.
** Filming was supposed to take place at an all-girls Catholic school in Lemont (Mt Assisi Academy). When the school refused to let them take down the religious icons, they changed locations.
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* DawsonCasting: ''30-year old'' Sean Patrick Thomas as high school senior Derek, 24-year old Creator/KerryWashington as high school senior Chenille, and even the least extreme example, Creator/JuliaStiles, was 19 years old playing high school senior Sara.

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* DawsonCasting: ''30-year old'' Sean Patrick Thomas as high school senior Derek, 24-year old Creator/KerryWashington as high school senior Chenille, and even the least extreme example, Creator/JuliaStiles, was 19 years old playing high school senior Sara.Sara.
* DeletedScene:
** Sara and Derek flirt in a CD shop while she's looking for hip-hop music.
** Sara sees her dad perform at a jazz club.
** Kenny and Chenille argue about their baby, and talk about what their relationship was like before she got pregnant.
** Kenny and Chenille arguing in a park.
* DyeingForYourArt: Julia Stiles did a month and a half of dance training, and would practice for up to six hours a day. During filming she continued training at the weekends. This resulted in endless callouses, blisters and bunions - which made her feet bleed.
* MoneyDearBoy: Sean Patrick Thomas took the role to pay off his student loans.
* NoStuntDouble: Julia Stiles did all the hip-hop dancing herself, but she used a double for some of the ballet.
* TheOtherDarring: Neither Sean Patrick Thomas nor Julia Stiles reprise their roles in ''Save the Last Dance 2''.
* TypeCasting: Although this came out first, Julia Stiles had starred in ''{{Film/O}}'' - about an interracial relationship - two years previously.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The original draft of the script had Sara moving from Pennsylvania to Baltimore. They changed the setting to Chicago because they felt the city had more character.
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* DawsonCasting: ''30-year old'' Sean Patrick Thomas as high school senior Derek, 24-year old Kerry Washington as high school senior Chenille, and even the least extreme example, Julia Stiles, was 19 years old playing high school senior Sara.

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* DawsonCasting: ''30-year old'' Sean Patrick Thomas as high school senior Derek, 24-year old Kerry Washington Creator/KerryWashington as high school senior Chenille, and even the least extreme example, Julia Stiles, Creator/JuliaStiles, was 19 years old playing high school senior Sara.
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* DawsonCasting: ''30-year old'' Sean Patrick Thomas as high school senior Derek, 24-year old Kerry Washington as high school senior Chenille, and even the least extreme example, Julia Stiles, was 19 years old playing high school senior Sara.

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