Slow Dancing in the Big City is a 1978 American romantic drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Paul Sorvino and Anne Ditchburn. This was the first film made by Avildsen after 1976's Rocky won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director.

Plot

Lou Friedlander is a popular columnist for the New York Daily News, writing about the people of bustling New York City while befriending a street boy named Marty. His life changes dramatically upon falling in love with neighbor Sarah Gantz, a young ballerina who had just discovered she is stricken with a debilitating condition that will eventually force her to quit dancing.