Center Stage: Turn It Up Page #3

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Thank you very much.

Hey.

Hey.

I'm Kate, by the way.

I'm Tommy.

Let me guess. Cosmo.

Um...

Vodka tonic?

A ballerina who drinks beer?

That's awesome.

Can I get another one, please?

Sure.

Cheers!

Wanna grab a seat?

Yeah.

This place is pretty dope, huh?

It's not really

my scene, remember?

(TOMMY LAUGHING)

Is that your girlfriend?

Lexi? No.

She's dating my buddy Sal.

He owns this place.

She seems to be pretty

interested in you right now.

I think they're

just sizing you up.

See what you're all about.

Maybe I should show them.

(HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING)

Hey!

Dance? Yeah!

(UPBEAT REGGAE MUSIC PLAYING)

We burnin'

(CROWD CHEERING)

We burnin'

We burnin'

You know her?

Apparently not.

Move your body, boy

Move your body, girl, move your

body, girl, move your body, girl

Wind it, wind it

Move your body, girl, move your

body, girl, move your body, girl

Wind it, wind it

We burnin', we burnin'

(CROWD CHEERING)

That was pretty sick.

Thanks.

I don't think there

are too many girls

at the Academy that can do that.

Yeah, well...

Maybe that's why

I didn't get in.

For real?

I don't know what brought you

here, but I'm glad you came.

Kate, my buddy Sal.

So, where did you learn

how to dance like that?

I could use some of that

energy around here.

Can you start tomorrow?

Seriously? Doing what?

We're a new club. You do it all.

You in?

Yeah, I'm in.

All right.

Be here at 6:
00.

(PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)

One, two, three, on her leg.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Nice and sharp.

COOPER:
Two, three, four.

Okay. Okay.

(MUSIC STOPS)

Allison. Switch with Suzanne.

COOPER:
One more time from the top.

Hey there.

Let's hustle. Six. Ready.

(PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)

COOPER:
Seven, eight, and a one,

two, three.

The second lift was really good.

It was pretty good, huh?

(SUZANNE CHUCKLING)

Hey. You two get comfortable.

I'm gonna pair you

together this semester.

Nice.

Tommy, come with me.

See you.

Why don't you try

your solo for me?

Okay. Yeah. Yeah?

Give it a shot.

(PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)

COOPER:
Okay. Stop. Stop.

(MUSIC STOPS)

Not bad.

You know what?

Maybe it'll help if you

just take a look at it.

Okay.

And.

(PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)

Wow!

I can tell you

one thing for sure,

it doesn't get any easier.

No, man. That was amazing.

All right. Thanks.

I know you haven't been dancing

as long as the other guys.

That's fine.

I'm willing to put in the work.

I know you are. Okay.

But to get to the top, you're

gonna have to find something

that you may not be able

to learn in the classroom.

Like what?

Like passion. Fire.

Fire?

You wanna be a guy that

brings the crowd to its feet.

Yes, I do.

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