{"id":100,"date":"2024-10-02T10:14:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T00:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waterbyrdfilmz.com.au\/?page_id=100"},"modified":"2024-10-22T16:12:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T05:12:59","slug":"ballroom-rules-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/waterbyrdfilmz.com.au\/index.php\/ballroom-rules-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballroom Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ballroom Rules Trailer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/34496452?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A passionate group of Australian same-sex ballroom dancers battle homophobia, injury and personal drama as they pursue their dream of competing at the Gay Games in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABC Television, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;A charming mix of frivolity and fanaticism. 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