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A synopsis for the film reads, \"When former dancer Christine Sims (McKellar) temporarily returns to her hometown in time for the town's Fall Festival, she discovers her family’s General Store is in trouble. In her efforts to save the business, Christine will need to dust off those dancing shoes one more time, face her ex-fiancé, and maybe even find love.\"

McKeller shared a post at the time her co-stars were revealed, in which she touched on her experience working with Savchenko.

\"It was SUCH a joy to relive the thrill of my time on 'Dancing with the Stars' with the incredible Gleb Savchenko,\" she wrote.

\"The really cool and unique part was that we were mentors to each other: Not only did he mentor me in dance, but this was first acting role, so I had the great pleasure to mentor him in acting!\" she continued.

\"We would alternate between dance rehearsals and acting rehearsals over the weekends,\" she added. \"He was like a sponge with everything I taught him and did a terrific job playing my ex-fiancé and ex-dance partner - you'd never know it was his first acting job.\"

McKeller also noted that she was \"so impressed at how much dance\" her other co-star, Haydn-Jones, learned while filming.

The film arrives this September.

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