Strictly Ballroom Page #3

Synopsis: A top ballroom dancer pairs with a plain, left-footed local girl when his maverick style earns him the disdain of his more conventionally-minded colleagues. Together, the team gives it their all and makes dreams of the National Championship title come true.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 19 wins & 17 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
72
PG
Year:
1992
94 min
8,601 Views


SCOTT:

What are you doing here?

FRAN:

Oh, I-I just...

SCOTT:

How long have you been here?

FRAN:

Two years.

I was just looking for someone.

SCOTT:

Everyone's gone home.

FRAN:

Yeah, I know.

It's just I've got this idea...

Like... I mean... it's... um...

It's...

I want to try to...

I want to dance with you.

SCOTT:

What?

FRAN:

I want to dance with you.

I want to dance with you

your way at the Pan Pacifics.

SCOTT:

The Pan Pacifics?

You want to dance my way

at the Pan Pacifics?

FRAN:

Yeah.

SCOTT:

You can't dance my way.

You don't win.

FRAN:

It's just because

you've been overdoing it.

If you kept it simpler

and danced from the heart...

SCOTT:

What?

FRAN:

And had the right partner...

SCOTT:

Oh, I see. That's you, is it?

FRAN:

When you dance your steps,

I understand how you feel...

because I make up

my own steps, too.

SCOTT:

You make up your own steps?

FRAN:

Yeah, and now we both

haven't got partners.

SCOTT:

Look, what are you

carrying on about?

You've never had a partner.

You've been dancing with a girl

for two years, haven't you?

FRAN:

- Yeah, but...

SCOTT:

- Yeah.

And now you've come up to me...

who's been dancing

since I was six years old...

and you say you want

to dance non-Federation...

and convince the judges

at the Pan Pacific Grand Prix...

with three weeks to train?

FRAN:

Yeah.

SCOTT:

I don't think so.

FRAN:

Just give me a try-out.

SCOTT:

- Look, go home.

FRAN:

- Just one hour.

SCOTT:

This is very embarrassing.

FRAN:

I just need a chance.

SCOTT:

You're going to wake up

tomorrow...

and feel like

a real idiot about this.

FRAN:

Do you want to dance

your own steps or not?

SCOTT:

It's none of your business.

FRAN:

Well, do you?

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:

- 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

really scared.

You're really scared

to give someone new a go...

because they might just

be better than you are.

You're just pathetic,

and you're gutless.

You're a gutless wonder!

Vivir con miedo

es como vivir a medias.

SCOTT:

What's your name again?

FRAN:

Fran.

SCOTT:

Yeah? Fran what?

FRAN:

Just Fran.

SCOTT:

All right, then, just Fran,

don't push me.

Rumba.

Oh, great.

You can't even do a basic.

FRAN:

- You said one hour.

SCOTT:

- One, two, three, four.

One, two. One hold two.

One hold two, three, four.

One, two, three.

Two, three, four.

One, two, three...

We're telling a story.

The rumba's the dance of love.

Look at me like you're in love.

That's it. Good.

Turn, two, three, four.

And one, two, three, four.

Good, that's it.

We'll do one basic

into a spin and a lunge, OK?

And one, two...

and one, turn and...

One, turn, and lunge.

OK.

Lunge.

Drag, pull, drag.

One, turn, there.

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Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann is an Australian writer, director and producer with projects spanning film, television, opera, theater, music and recording industries. As a storyteller, he 's known as a pioneer of pop culture, fusing high and low culture with a unique sonic and cinematic language. more…

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