11 quotes
The Consequences of Individuality in Dance
Barry
Where do you think we'd be if everyone went around making up their own steps?
Scott
Out of a job.
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Invitation to Dance
Doug Hastings
Shall we dance?
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Fear and Ambition in Dance
Fran
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
Barry Fife
Let's not forget, Les, that a Pan Pacific Champion becomes a hero, a guiding light to all dancers, someone who'll set the right example.
[referring to Ken Railings]
Barry Fife
If you can't dance a step, you can't teach it, and if you can't teach it - we might as well all pack up and go home. With young Liz available again, you've got a chance to get your status quo vadis back... so to speak.
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Confrontation Over Dance Styles
Scott
Liz...
Liz
Piss off!
Scott
Liz!
Liz
Get away from me! I'm not dancing with you, all right? I'm not dancing with you til you dance like you're supposed to!
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Struggling with Self-Doubt in Dance
Wayne
What's wrong with you?
Scott
That's what I've been trying to find out for the last three weeks, Wayne! What is wrong with me? What is so wrong with the way I dance?
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Confronting Fear and Insecurity in Dance
Scott
Look, a beginner has no right to approach an Open Amateur.
Fran
Yeah, well an Open Amateur has no right to dance non-Federation steps, but you did, didn't you?
Scott
But that's different.
Fran
How is it different? You're just like the rest of them! You think you're different, but you're not, because you're just, you're just really scared! You're really scared to give someone new a go, because you think, you know, they might just be better than you are! Well, you're just pathetic, and you're gutless. You're a gutless wonder! Vivir con miedo, es como vivir a medias!
[shouting]
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Confrontation Over Commitment and Boredom
Shirley Hastings
And what about Les? He's taught you everything you know and you're just throwing it back in his face!
Scott
I'm bored with it!
Shirley Hastings
I don't believe I'm hearing this! I have been with your father for twenty-five years—do you think I get bored? Of course I do!
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The Rumba: A Dance of Love
Scott Hastings
We're telling a story. The rumba is the dance of love. Look at me like you're in love. That's it. Good.
[Fran follows this instruction perhaps a little too enthusiastically]
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Confronting Fear and Courage in Life Choices
Fran
What happened to a life lived in fear and all that stuff?
Scott
Fran...
Fran
You really are a gutless wonder!
Scott
There's a reason for this.
Fran
I don't want to hear!
Scott
Listen to me!
Fran
No!
Scott
It's hard for me too, Fran.
Fran
Hard? Hard? How hard do you think it's been for me? To get you to dance with me in the first place? Frangipannidellasqueegymop. Wash the coffee cups, Fran, how's your skin, Fran? Hard?
Scott
You don't understand.
Fran
I understand. You've got your Pan Pacifics to win, and I'm back in Beginners, where I belong.
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Fear and Missed Opportunities in Life
Doug Hastings
We had the chance but we were scared. We walked away. WE LIVED OUR LIVES IN FEAR!
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Unexpected Dance Proposal
Liz
What do I want? I'll tell you what I want! I want Ken Railings to walk in here right now, and say "Pam Short’s broken both her legs, and I want to dance with you!
Ken
Pam Short’s broken both her legs, and I want to dance with you.
Kylie
That was unexpected.
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