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[rap song playing]

[party music playing]

[Skinny] Yo, Mac. Mac.

-Mac... -What?

Hey, man, you wanna do a lap?

Does it look like I need to do a lap?

Just go.

Man, this party's wack.

Who is this guy?

This is my little brother, Skinny.

[Skinny] None other than... [chuckles]

So, how you doin'?

Hey, man, what you doin'?

Why don't I come back a little later.

What! No, no...

I swear to God, you must have all the recessive genes in the family.

Recessive what?

Girls here is just stuck up, that's all.

Is that what it is, Skinny?

Let's bounce, man. Where's Tyler anyway?

Where do you think he at?

What the hell you doin' with my girl?

-PJ, come on! We're just dancing! -Shut up, Yvette!

Hey, bitch, I didn't see your name on her, man.

[Yvette] PJ!

[glass shattering]

[both grunting]

[man] White boy's whoppin' on PJ!

Get off!

-[gun clicks] -[crowd exclaims]

You better rethink your strategy!

All right, man, you got it.

Come on, Tyler, let's go. Skinny, let's go!

Tyler, let's go, man! Skinny, come on, man!

[Skinny] Get off of me!

Why you pushing me so much, man?

-Tyler, move, man! -Stop pushin'.

You just wanna be Rocky today, don't you?

-I didn't start nothing today. -Always fighting...

Yeah, but you always finish it.

Yeah, you wanna pull a gun, let me show you mine.

Shut up, man. Let me ask you somethin'.

Do you feel like because you a white boy,

you got to overcompensate sometimes?

Wow! Wow! You got me all figured out, Montel!

Yeah, I might be Montel,

but you're the one gettin' all Jerry Springer all the time.

[laughing]

Yo, yo, yo, check this out.

You Montel, you Jerry Springer, and I'm like...

Jenny Jones.

Nah, nah, nah, man, he's like Ellen.

'Cept Ellen gets more chicks than he gets.

[screaming]

Man, shut up.

[laughing]

Yo, I can't believe you fought PJ...

Hold up. That's PJ.

Man...

Yo, what is he doin'?

Skinny, what are you...

What the hell do you think you're doin', man?

Am I the only one out here that's not trying to get us killed?

Man, I ain't afraid of him!

-[laughs] -[Mac] What are you talking about?

You waited until the car got all the way around the corner

-before you threw something. -Ya, that's real brave.

Check this out, man, I ain't afraid of nobody.

I ain't afraid of you.

And I'm definitely not...

-afraid of you! -Oh.

-[Mac] Why you runnin' then? -I'll throw somethin' at you.

[Skinny] That's how you miss.

-Yo, come on. -[Tyler] Stand still then!

-Yo! -[all laughing]

Oh!

Hey, yo, come on man. I know this place.

It's that school.

Man, this don't look like no school.

It is a school. I'll show you.

Skinny!

[Skinny laughs]

Ah!

Man, are you going to let him go in there?

Hey, he's your brother, you go get him.

Come on.

-I ain't goin' in there. -Man, come on!

Damn.

What'd you do that for, man?

Watch yourself.

Hey, come on, man.

[shushes]

This looks like a museum.

It's not a museum.

-[indistinct chatter] -[laughing]

Hey, look, look, Skinny was right, this is a school.

-Art school. -[Skinny] I told you!

All right, then who goes here then?

Ah, look like some stuck up rich folks.

Yo, look at these dudes.

They're all sweet with their shirts off.

Tight like they spray painted them on or something.

Yeah, they do show off their muscles pretty nice though.

-No, man, I'm just... -No, no, no. Don't touch me.

I'm just...

-Mac, I'm just saying that... -[Mac] Don't touch me.

[Skinny] I'm just saying they in good shape, that's all.

We need to get you a girl, fast.

[Skinny] Man, I got girls!

-I just don't show them to you. -[Mac] Why?

'Cause you all gonna try and take them.

What are you talkin' about?

[Tyler] Hey, yo, hey, check this out.

[Skinny] Man, look at this place.

[Mac] Yo, we ain't got nothing like this in our school.

[Skinny] That's 'cause our school is broke!

Hey, yo, wait up.

[Mac] Man, these rich kids get everything.

Man, what is this, man? This looks like a playground to me.

♪ Figaro, Figaro, Figaro, Figaro ♪

[Mac] Look at this stuff.

Let's bounce, man.

Skinny, what are you--

Come on, man, it was an accident.

[in deep voice] Skinny, don't worry.

These rich kids can afford this. Look. Ha!

-[shattering] -[laughs]

Look, look.

[vocalizing]

-Hey, heads up! -Whoa!

Whoo-hoo-hoo!

♪ La la la-la ♪

I challenge you.

I win!

-Interrupted! -Aah!

[grunts]

[Mac] That ain't funny, man.

Yo, yo, yo, yo!

Yo, yo, watch out!

Having fun?

[Mac] Get off me!

[guard] Party's over. You're coming with me.

[Mac grunts] Get off me!

[indistinct muttering]

Go, go, go, man.

Yo, Ty.

Man, just go! Go!

[guard] Very noble.

Shut up, rent-a-cop!

[grunts]

[panting]

[judge] Breaking and entering.

Vandalism at the Maryland School of the Arts.

Stand up.

[judge] Are you a student there?

[sighs] No.

I see you've been in this court room several times before.

Where are your foster parents?

Can you answer me with a sentence?

I don't know, I think my foster mom's trying to get off work.

[judge] Okay, Mr. Gage, look...

This is the way we play the game here.

You break it, you buy it.

Two hundred hours of community service

to be performed at the scene of the offense,

the Maryland School of the Arts.

Whatever.

[footsteps approaching]

[sighs] I got here as fast as I could.

-[TV playing] -We're back!

What'd he get?

[Lena] Two hundred hours of community service.

He won't make it. He's never stayed with anything in his life.

Why do you care?

You get your check every month.

Kids, wash up.

What'd you say?

-[kids screaming] -Hey, will you two...

Slow down, slow down.

You're making Bill dizzy. And he's not even drunk yet.

Guys, come on, let's just have a nice dinner

before I have to go back to work.

I'm not hungry.

[Bill] Hey, shut up, I am trying to watch this.

[indistinct chatter]

[rap song playing on headphones]

[sighs]

Are you going to prison?

How many times do I have to tell you, just to knock.

Because that's where my Dad is, at the supermax,

but he liked it better at Jessup.

No, Camille, I'm not going to prison.

But they're going to have to take me to prison

if you don't start knocking.

Get outta here.

[sighs]

[students chattering]

[piano music playing]

[girls singing]

[violin music playing]

Excuse me.

[Director Gordon] I see.

We were hoping to link the fundraiser to the fall showcase.

Mmm-hmm. So we absolutely can't do it on Friday.

I'm Tyler Gage, I'm here...

Come in, Mr. Gage. Take a seat.

Well, we'll just have to move the event to March

and hope that the Pratts come through.

Thanks, Denise.

Well, I see that you're overwhelmed with remorse.

You have no idea of the consequences of your actions.

Do you?

[scoffs] Yeah, 200 hours.

Actually there's a little more to it.

Most of our students are here on scholarship.

The cost of repairing the damage that you did

is roughly the equivalent of one student's tuition.

Do you understand what that means?

You just cost someone their future.

Sorry.

Look, I'm just here to do my hours.

[sighs]

It says here that your school-day finishes at 2:00.

Per the court's order, you're to report here and stay until 5:30.

Now if you'll follow me, Mr. Gage.

I have someone who is very eager to meet you.

[sighs]

-Mr. McCaffery. -Director Gordon.

This is Tyler Gage.

Your new intern.

I'd like a daily report on his activities.

All right, here you go.

[instructor] And stop and bring it around front

and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

And a-one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, go!

One, two, three, four and five, six, seven. And up!

And now up!

Um, hello. Who is that?

Come on, he is fine.

Don't you have a boyfriend?

Yes, and my boyfriend would appreciate my good taste. Thank you.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

And a-one, two and three and four. Good, Nora. Six, seven.

And a-one, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

And a-one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

And one, two, three, four...

-Hey. -Hey.

[instructor] And a-one, two, three, four and five, six, seven.

And a-one, two, three, four and five, six, seven.

Good class, you guys. Good job.

So I'll see you at rehearsal, okay, Andrew?

You got it.

-[Brett] Hey, baby. -Hey.

[Brett] Walk you to your next class?

Yeah. Just need to stop by my locker first.

Okay.

-How are you? -Good. How was class?

-[Nora] It was good. -[Brett] Yeah?

Hey, guys, is that our new janitor?

He's not a janitor.

That's the guy who trashed the theater.

Really?

Ooh... I love a man in a uniform.

[horn honking]

[laughs] Hey, you in the garbage man jumpsuit.

When you're done with that how about a wash and wax?

You all better cool out with that.

I know that car belongs to somebody.

Of course it does.

That's why we're going to leave it here for you to drive over to Omar’s.

And make sure he pay us for the last car we brought him.

What's up, man?

Man, look at this thing, man. It's got plastic fenders.

Hey, what's up with the girls here, man?

Damn. They look like the girls from the "Candy Shop" video.

They might look like them, man, but they don't dance like them.

Oh, yeah, so you been workin' them out?

Come on, man. I've been workin' them out. I've been giving it to them like...

[Mac exclaims]

Whassup? That's what you showed 'em?

[both laughing]

Hey, yo.

[whooping]

-That's whassup? -So what do they do?

[Skinny] Be like twinkle-toes.

-Aah! [laughing] -[Skinny vocalizing]

Hey, yo, what did they do after that?

Oh, my God, can you please stop thinking about the senior showcase

for like, one second, please?

It's not just that. It's everything.

Nora. Nora!

Look, got a track for the showcase.

It's the same tempo, same rhythm as the track you got now,

but I really believe this will take your routine to the next level.

-Next level? -Yeah.

Thanks, Miles.

Nora, Nora, listen, wait.

It's not that it's not already at the next level, you know what I mean--

Quit while you're ahead, Miles, just stop.

And you, you just need to stop and take a breath or something,

'cause you're starting to make me nervous.

-[sighs] I know, I'm just stressed. -Okay.

You need a break. Colin's playing on Saturday night,

so you need to come, 'cause you haven't been in forever.

Hold on, hold on, hold on. Who's Colin?

Lucy's older boyfriend.

-Yeah. He's sophisticated, a real man. -Sophisticated? A real man?

And his butt's going be surrounded

by a whole lot of real men when he goes to jail. Watch.

How long have you had your license, six months, seven?

Okay. I am very mature for my age. Thank you.

Oh, that's great. That's so perfect for the witness stand.

-[rap song playing] -[cheering]

[laughing]

[Lucy] When are you going to stop changing the music, Miles?

-She's already freaked out. Just stop. -I'm just tryin' to help her.

Nora, come on. Just go. Just go.

Man, what you doing?

[Skinny] Come on, man.

They got that.

-Tired of getting dunked on yet? -Oh, yeah

Let's go.

[indistinct chattering]

[laughing]

That'd be a two.

Pick 'em up, pick 'em up.

Hey, man, put me down.

[laughing]

You playin', baby?

-Go! -Mac. Mac.

Got him. Got him! Get him.

-Put my money here, baby. -Hey, baby. Nice game.

That's wonderful, Jack. Congratulations.

You're late.

Not really.

No? You're just so eager to get to work

you're just sprinting off to the supply closet.

It's, like, 15 minutes. Don't I get a grace period or something?

You've neither earned one nor are you entitled.

But you can stay 15 minutes later.

[footsteps approaching]

Andrew, oh, my God, what happened?

Came down on my ankle wrong in class today.

-Are you okay? -Yeah. It's just a sprain.

Doctor says I have to stay off of it. I'm really sorry.

For what? It's not your fault.

I know, Nora, but it's just that the showcase

means a lot to both of us, you know.

Maybe you could find somebody else to rehearse with in the meantime.

I mean I should be back...

before you know it.

Yeah, um... Don't worry about it. I'll be okay.

All right, cool. I'll see you later.

Okay.

What's up, man?

What's up?

Where you from?

I grew up in McCulloh Homes.

Oh, word. That's where my boy Mac's from. He lives over at Heritage now, though.

Oh, yeah?

I don't live over there no more. I live with my aunt now.

Well, I'll check you later, all right.

-All right. -All right.

Later.

[Nora] ...and he only has a bad sprain.

I just need someone to rehearse with until he gets better.

You know what, you know all the stuff

I have going on with the labels and everything.

How come Miles can find the time to help me out?

No offense to Miles,

but he's not as involved in every aspect of the music as I am.

Look, all I need is somebody, Brett,

to rehearse with, just for a couple of weeks.

I want to help you, you know I do.

All right, I'm just so close with my music,

I got to give it everything I have right now.

You're gonna do great. You always do.

Yeah.

All right, sweetie.

[Nora] Thank you guy so much for coming to the audition. Ready?

No!

Sorry. I'm not ready yet.

Thank you.

Next?

Like this.

Jump. See?

-It's not that hard. Okay? -Yeah.

Hold me. Great.

[laughs]

No.

Thank you.

No! Oh!

[snickers]

-Oh! Oh! -I got it.

-You did it. -No, no, no...

Thank you. Thanks.

I'll do it.

Do what?

I don't know, whatever

you all were trying to do out here. [chuckles]

You want to lift me? Are you kidding?

Does it look like I'm kidding?

Okay, um... I get it.

You know, you're not going to use me to get out of cleaning the windows.

Even if you were capable of dancing.

Okay, well, I'm not trying to get out of anything.

And I know you saw me the other day.

Thank you, but, um, I can find someone else.

I was just trying to help.

Okay, wait.

Catch me.

[gasps]

Oh!

Now what?

Put me down.

No. What about choreographing a solo?

I don't have time to work out a solo. Not a good one anyway.

Well, have you talked to the sophomores?

I've auditioned a bunch of them. None of them can handle it.

My dance has a lot of lifts in it. And you know how hard--

I can't believe there's no one else.

None who have the time.

And you say that he can dance?

He's adequate.

[scoffs] Adequate?

See, that's my concern. He's not taking this seriously.

Look, I'm sorry.

It's just you're all talking about dancing like it's rocket science or somethin'.

It's just for a couple of weeks. Until Andrew gets better.

Yeah.

This would be your risk, Nora.

It's your senior piece.

I know.

Don't make me regret my decision.

2:30 tomorrow, bring your tights.

Tights? Wait... What?

-[door closing] -[Malcolm screaming]

[Camille] I'm going to beat you. I have...

Anything interesting happen at school today, Tyler?

Malcolm, enough!

No.

Sit down.

Eat.

Mmm.

Anything special at school today?

I found a new rehearsal partner for the showcase.

So now I won't miss a beat when Andrew gets back.

Your applications arrived today for Cornell and Brown,

I put them on your bed.

Remember our deal, Nora.

If you don't get a job from the showcase, you go to school in the fall.

Okay.

[music playing]

I'm not late.

You're not dressed either. You can change in the bathroom.

[chuckles]

Done.

I asked you to bring tights.

Do I look like I own tights?

Shoes?

I move better with them on.

Aren't you afraid you might slip and fall?

[scoffs]

All right, how do you want to do this?

I'll start with a combination.

Okay. Step, knee, step, fan, step, turn,

ball change, contract.

Okay.

Mmm-hmm.

I'll take it slow.

And... step, knee, step, fan, and...

-You got that? -Yeah.

So, from the fan...

turn, ball change, contract.

Okay. Um...

Let's do it again.

Five, six, seven, eight. Step, knee...

Oh. My bad.

No. Uh, so...

Go.

Step, knee, fan...

[Brett] Wow.

He looks like the real deal.

Take a break, baby. Grab a coffee.

I can't. I have a lot to do.

That's for damn sure.

-[Nora] Brett... -I'm sorry. You got a problem?

No. No, I'm all about rehabilitation.

All right. 'Cause we could discuss this outside if you like.

-Okay. -Why do you think you're so tough?

-Why don't you test me? -Okay, stop.

Brett, everything's okay. All right. I'll meet you later.

-[sighs] Okay. -Okay.

[laughs]

-What? -Again.

[sighs] And...

Yo, Omar! Your boys are here, man!

[Mac] Oh. Look what we got you, man!

What's up, baby?

[laughs]

Hey, man, I heard you havin' a party on Friday.

-[Omar] Mmm-hmm. -Yeah, you know we up in there.

[Omar] Uh-uh.

You dude's is froze out.

Especially after what happened last time.

What you mean, we froze out?

Come on, man, you know I ain't even start that. That was PJ.

[Mac] That ain't even right, man.

Look, we can take this car over to Stucky's.

Probably get more money, too.

I'm sorry. Yeah...

you could take this car to Stucky's...

You know something, Mac? You young dudes, man,

you ain't got no respect. No loyalty.

Matter of fact, why don't you bring me back an Escalade or something,

to get back in my good graces.

-We just got you this car-- -An Escalade! Or something!

Yeah, we'll get you an Escalade, man.

-I'm sorry, what did you say? -Nothing, man.

Yeah, nothing.

So, can I still come to the party?

[Mac] Skinny, hey, come on!

-Man, he didn't say nothin' about me. -[car starting]

He said you all couldn't go to the party.

He didn't say nothin' about Skinny. Nothin'.

[Mac] Will you shut up?

Ready? Down, up, step, turn.

-Pique and... -What the hell is a pique?

This is a pique.

We do the turn, and land face to face. Okay?

-I get it, I get it. It's just... -What?

It's just stiff. This whole thing is stiff.

And it's boring.

Boring?

Yeah, don't look at me like I'm stupid, I know you know what I'm saying.

Fine, well, that's the way it is. So...

Fine.

Ready and...

Down, up,

step, turn, pique...

And-- [gasps]

Like this?

Um...

Okay, I am starving!

Tyler's just here until Andrew's back.

And why is this the first time I'm hearing about it?

We still have work to do.

I can't watch? Is he that bad? You can tell me!

Goodbye!

Okay.

Okay, um, I'll see you tomorrow.

All right, and I'll see you tomorrow.

Okay.

[Lucy] Listen, can you just come to the club

and hear me sing with Colin on Saturday?

Ooh. Maybe you can bring Tyler.

Can you stop talking about how hot he is?

Okay, Brett's not around so...

Why do you keep denying the obvious? It's so obvious.

Okay, fine, Tyler's good-looking. But he's annoying.

See, your guard's up, and that must mean that you like him.

You couldn't be more wrong.

Ooh! And defensive too.

You know, that must mean that you really, really like him.

-[laughs] -[cell phone ringing]

I'm just saying.

Oh, look, Miles sent me another MP3.

Oh, better listen to it now,

'cause you know he'll be calling you in five minutes

asking you what you think.

You know you've been getting on Miles' case a lot lately.

Because he's irritating.

Oh.

Defensive, wait, what does that mean again?

Just listen to the track, okay?

[chuckles]

-[cell phone beeps] -[music playing]

Hmm.

It's good.

Whatever.

[song playing]

[indistinct chatter]

No, no, no, no!

I'm so serious. If you don't stop laughing...

[laughing]

Okay, no, no, no, no.

-Are you serious? -Ready?

[laughing]

Whatever.

I'm sorry.

[Nora yelps]

What next?

[indistinct chatter]

[crunching]

Lena got Cap'n Crunch.

Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch. Told ya she likes us.

Camille, get outta here.

Fine.

-[Lena] I told you to clean up! -[Bill] It's not my fault.

[Lena] It is your fault! You sit around, you got nothin' else to do!

Camille? Come here. Come here for a second.

[Lena and Bill continue arguing]

You gonna give me a little bit of that?

One bite. One. One bite.

Hurry up.

That was the biggest bite I've ever seen!

Get your own!

Mmm...

I spit on that spoon. Yeah, now you give it back!

What? What is this?

That's a sliding scale.

What does that mean?

That means, I score more points than you, so I get more money than you.

No, no, no. What about my assist? I was droppin' dimes today.

Man, you tripped over your own shoes.

Twice, actually, but you rolled out of the second one pretty nice.

You played it off pretty cool.

Man, all I know is you better give me some of that money.

-What? -Yo.

It's getting kind of late, man, I got to bounce.

Hey, wait, wait, hold up. We'll give you a ride.

Yo, let me do it this time.

Skinny, you the look out.

Well, why can't I do it this time?

-Can you do it? -Yeah!

Let him do it then.

You know what,

here you go, tough guy.

You see that car right there? Go get 'em.

[snorts]

-That car's got an alarm on it. -I know. I know.

[car alarm blaring]

[laughing]

[horn honking]

He failed. He failed.

[both laughing]

Yo, I told you that alarm was going to go off.

Wait a minute. Y'all set me up?

[laughing]

Hey, hold up. I got us one.

You should have saw your face.

[clicks tongue]

[piano music playing]

[music playing]

♪ Can't say I ever felt the way I felt ♪

♪ When we were makin' ♪

♪ Can't stand the thought that you were mine, but now you're ♪

♪ For the takin' ♪

♪ I realize that we were one, but now we're two ♪

♪ You traded us for something just to pass the time, babe ♪

[music stops]

That was good. Play it back, Miles?

[Miles] I like that.

Nora.

Yo, look who's here. Sorry, bro, closed studio.

Okay, bro.

You're an hour late.

Yeah, my bad. I got caught up.

Ugh. For an hour?

Yeah, I had some things I had to do.

Look, I'm sorry. Can't we just rehearse now?

No, there's other dancers in the studio now.

We can't.

Why you getting all mad at me? I'm here every single day.

Look, I said I'm sorry.

Yeah, well, sorry's not going to cut it.

Yeah, we're working here, man. Some of us take this seriously.

Mmm-hmm.

Where were you?

Where was I when?

When we were supposed to be rehearsing?

Oh, yeah, I don't think that whole rehearsing thing

is going to work out for me.

What the hell does that mean?

That means I'm out.

What?

Are you kidding me?

You're just going to quit without even talking to me about it?

Yeah, sorry.

Look, I got to get back to work.

I can't believe this! I can't believe I trusted you!

That was so stupid!

People make stupid decisions every day.

Besides, it didn't look like you needed me anyway.

[scoffs]

[Skinny] Mac, you better get your feet off the table.

[Mac] Hey, shut up. I ain't gonna move my feet.

Marcus, get your feet off my table.

[Skinny] Ha-ha! I told ya, boy.

-[both] Mom! -Don't you leave this house now.

I don't want to hear about any of you getting into any trouble.

-We ain't goin' nowhere, Mom. -[mom] That's right.

I'll be back home in time to make y'all breakfast.

-Bye, Mommy. -Bye, Mrs. Carter.

Ow, man!

[TV clicks on]

Look, look, weak crossover.

Hey, you think you're as good as these guys.

[scoffs] Please...

Why don't you try out?

-For the AND1 team? -Mmm-hmm.

Why would I need to do that for?

I don't know. I always thought you should've played for the school team.

The school team?

Yeah, right. They suck. Whatever.

Maybe they wouldn't suck if you played.

Man, what is this, part of your community service or something?

What ya gonna say next? "This is your brain on drugs"?

Man, forget out with that.

-I'm just saying... -All right, man, just drop it.

I don't see you out trying to do nothin'.

You quit everything you start. And you know it.

[Skinny] That's me right there.

[indistinct chattering]

[Nora's mom] Nora?

Where have you been? It's getting late.

Where do you think, Mom?

You've been rehearsing a lot lately. What about your other school work?

Rehearsing is the most important part of my school work.

It's kind of the whole point.

Sweetie, I just don't think that dancing...

Dancing is what, Mom?

What do you know about it anyway?

When was the last time you saw me dance?

That's not fair.

Well, you know what, you don't really have to worry about it anymore.

'Cause the guy I've been rehearsing with for the showcase,

he quit today. So basically, I'm screwed.

[sighs]

You might get your dream after all.

Nora.

Wait a minute.

Can you hold on a second?

Look, I just wanted to say I'm sorry about yesterday.

What's the matter? You don't feel like mopping any floors today?

Look, can you just give me a break?

Do you have any idea how important this showcase is?

Who is going to be there?

I don't know. People?

People?

Important people, from every major dance company in the country.

Without this showcase, I have nothing. I go nowhere!

Okay. All right, I get it.

I know all about having nothing. It sucks.

Yes, it does.

Oh! So are we going to go back to doing this?

-No. -No?

I don't trust you.

Then what do I got to do to prove it you?

Look, I'll do anything.

Anything?

And, up and grand plie all the way to the ground.

Back up, and reach your arm up high,

touch the sky, down forward, touch your toes.

And back up.

[both snicker]

Shh.

And point and second.

And plie... Good.

-Plie, and up. -Shh.

I thought she was going to slap me in my face.

This is me.

Okay, why are you teaching ballet class?

Doesn't look like you need a job.

Oh, you know, just puts off coming home a little longer.

Oh, it couldn't be that bad.

My mom doesn't really get the whole dancing thing.

What about your dad?

He died a couple of years ago.

I'm sorry.

No, it's okay.

He was the one who always encouraged me, you know?

Driving me to rehearsals. Watching all my routines.

[chuckles] Sounds like a cool dude.

Thanks for walking me home.

All right.

-Later. -Bye.

Hey, look, look. Pickup game tomorrow at the courts.

Them cats want a rematch with us. You down?

I can't make that.

I got community service every day this week, man.

Hey, put that away! What are you doin'?

What's up between you and Lucy? Looks like she's kinda feelin' you.

I don't know about that.

What, you scared?

Okay, this Colin is too old for you. What are you doing?

-He's so... -Cheesy?

-Romantic. Okay? He's romantic. -[laughs] No.

Why isn't Nora using this?

Man, Nora's old school, man.

I ain't talkin' Sugarhill Gang, I'm talking about Vivaldi old school.

For real.

I think you should let her listen to it.

Hey, Nora.

Come here for a second, I want you to hear something.

Don't start.

I'm just saying, you guys seem to be getting along well--

He's my partner.

Ah. He's just your partner.

-Mmm-hmm. -And too many things.

-Miles got a... What's that? Violin? -Violin.

Some kids to play violin on the track.

Oh, finally working with people that can actually play instruments?

Look, I can play all right.

I just prefer to play with myself.

What?

He makes it too easy.

No, not play with...

Just listen.

[music playing]

I like it.

I really like it.

That's good.

I told you, dawg.

Hey, I was thinking...

You know that... You know that turn, where we got the leg behind us?

-Uh-huh. -I am thinking...

You know, what if... what if I went down and...

we, like, change levels. I don't know... It's just, I don't mean to be out of line.

No, no, no. It's cool.

I like it, let's try it. Ready?

Five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four.

-That's actually really good. -Cool.

I think we should do it.

Let's try it again. Five, six, seven, eight.

All right, then, I guess I'll just see you tomorrow, then.

-Okay. -All right.

You need a ride?

Um...

You ever even been out to Hampden?

No, but there's a place I go near there.

[Tyler] I'm serious. Where are you takin' me?

Hold on. I'm about to show you.

Hold it. Is this... Is this where you kill me?

Funny.

This is it.

[sighs]

Yeah. I mean...

I got a view just like this, you know, from my balcony.

[Nora] You do?

No.

How did you find this place?

I been comin' here since I was a kid.

My dad was an executive at one of the shipping companies.

This is where I imagined my whole routine.

I don't know how you do it.

How you think about how two people are gonna move and...

I don't know, every detail.

I couldn't do that.

You've been doing it.

It's not the same thing, though.

Well, that's how it starts.

You know, I always saw this routine with a bunch of other dancers.

What do you mean?

Well, if I had enough dancers,

I could have them all starting in unison

and then slowly breaking out in a canon.

Whoa, what's... What's a canon?

You know, like "Row Your Boat"?

Okay. I'll show you. You know that phrase with the turn and lift?

They all have turn and lifts.

All right, what, in the middle section?

Yeah, I know it.

Okay, well, instead of doing it together, you're gonna go first.

-Come on. -All right.

Okay, go on "one."

Five, six, seven, eight.

[soulful music playing]

Um...

Uh...

I, um...

If you, look, you saw it with a bunch of dancers,

you should do it with a bunch of dancers.

Okay, and where would I find these dancers?

You do go to a school that's just busting with kids in tights.

Why don't you take your pick?

The only ones left are sophomores and freshmen.

There's no way any of them are good enough.

How do you know if they're good enough or not?

You didn't know I was good enough.

Well, who says you are.

[laughs]

All right.

[indistinct chatter]

[laughing]

-Whassup? -Yo, let's go. You ready?

No, man, I can't. I'm late for my hours.

-What about our game? -Yo, I'm going to have to do it tomorrow.

Man, you said that yesterday.

I'mma holler at you all later, all right.

Now I'm gettin' pissed.

How many did you say you needed?

[music playing]

Thanks, Miles.

So, um, that's basically what we have so far.

Congratulations.

You've really expanded your range.

I thought your original piece was good.

But this...

This is very risky, Nora.

But it may pay off.

What made you decide to change your piece?

Actually a lot of this is Tyler.

Nah, that's all you.

Okay, fine, he gave me some of his moves and I gave him ballet lessons.

You studied ballet?

He's actually pretty good. He could be a student here.

Unfortunately our school year has already begun.

But keep up the good work.

Mmm. Miles. Miles!

Lucy, not right now, all right.

What's wrong? Miles.

Miles, what's wrong? I just heard you guys got signed.

You heard wrong.

But everybody saying Brett got signed and--

Brett got signed. He signed without me.

How did he get signed without you?

Well, according to him, the label thought he was the only talent.

So they want to put him out as a solo artist

and get him to work with other producers.

-Oh, my God. -And you know what?

I knew Brett had an ego. I knew he did.

But, damn, I thought he'd at least sit me down and tell me like a man.

[sighs]

I knew it.

Hey, baby.

Is that why you flew to New York last week?

Whoa. Whoa, Nora, calm down, all right.

You ditched Miles?

After all the work you did together you dump him just like that?

Come here.

Not just like that, all right.

You haven't even heard my side of the story.

Right. Because you don't even have time to call your girlfriend

and tell her the news. I have to find out through everyone else.

Nora, come on. I'm sorry.

I didn't expect it to happen like this. It's just happening.

All right, like we always talked about.

Oh, no, no, we never talked about stepping on our friends to get there.

When someone hands you your dream, you take it, you don't ask questions.

-I would. -You think you would.

But you don't know until it's right in front of you.

Seriously, Nora, would you have walked away?

I don't know

but I'm walking away now.

-Wait. You're breaking up with me? -Yes!

This isn't about me or Miles or any of that.

It's about Tyler, isn't it?

No, it's about me, Brett.

Fine.

Just remember that loser is headed nowhere fast and you know it.

Ms. Gordon? I mean, Director Gordon?

Can I help you, Tyler?

There's somethin' that I kinda wanted to...

It's kinda, it's probably stupid...

Then perhaps it can wait.

Okay, you know how me and Nora have been working together.

Mmm-hmm.

It's been kind of making me think lately that I'm...

That maybe I'd like to come here.

You want to apply to the school?

Yeah, kids transfer, don't they?

I was kind of hoping maybe I could...

I don't know, finish out my school year, here.

It's not that you don't have talent, Tyler.

But a lot of kids have talent, takes so much more than that.

This is a grueling program.

My students work themselves into the ground, every day,

just to get even a fraction closer to their goals.

And we're tough as hell on them in here

because we know what they're going to face out there.

The only kids that make it are the ones who are prepared to fight for it.

Yeah, I understand that.

I'm not sure that you do.

Not for something real.

I've already seen you give up once already.

That's not going to happen again.

Saying the words doesn't make it so.

Okay, then tell me what I got to do.

I can't. You have to show me.

Show me that you want it.

Really want it.

You do that

and we can talk.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have a three o'clock.

[crowd cheering]

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Beautiful, yeah ♪

♪ I've got this girl ♪

♪ And she's the only thing that can drive me insane ♪

Hey. Come on, man. Will you snap out of it?

All right, look, the way I look at it, Brett did you a favor.

Yo, your beats are hotter than what he can do with them anyway.

♪ And it's a crime to admit That she ain't ten times legit ♪

♪ My friend she's hotter than shh ♪

♪ Her sun is shining on me ♪

♪ Anybody got somethin' so fine ♪

♪ Now's the time to acknowledge it ♪

♪ Ohh, ooh... ♪

-Come on, man. -Now I gotta sit up here

and watch this Colin?

I'm sorry. Did we come here for him? I thought we came here for Lucy.

Wait. Is that who you been looking at this whole time?

He is kinda hot, I guess. In a weird way...

-If you like that. -Shut up, man. Shut up.

♪ I got it made in the sun, baby ♪

♪ Made in the sun, sugar Made in the sun, honey ♪

Thank you. We're gonna take a break. Be back in five.

Sounds great, fellas.

I gotta get up outta here, man.

Hey, guys.

Have you, um, met my boyfriend?

Hey, man. I'm Colin.

Tyler. Nice to meet you, man. This is Miles.

What's up, man?

Miles? Hey, this is the guy you were telling me about?

Yeah, she said that you played, man. I got a set up if you want to join us.

Oh, no, I left my G4 at home, man.

[coughs] It's in his bag.

[Colin] Yeah?

Come on, man, we'll set up. Ready, Luce?

Dude thinks he's slick

trying to use that reverse-psychology shit on me.

He seems kind of cool to me, man.

That's part of his whole game.

Man, just go play.

-How are you? -Okay.

Hey.

Hey.

I didn't think you were going to come, after everything that happened...

-No, that's exactly why I wanted to come. -Yeah?

Wait. What are you doing here?

Miles needed a wingman.

What's he doing up there?

Trying to be the bigger man.

Okay.

You look beautiful.

Thank you.

[Colin] Is everybody ready? Let's do this!

[crowd cheering]

[women vocalizing]

♪ Yeah ♪

I didn't know she could sing like that!

In her words she majors in dance, because she already knows how to sing.

♪ Out on the weekend Out on the weekend ♪

♪ Out on the weekend Out on the weekend ♪

Kill it, Miles.

♪ Back again, hit the lights, let the party begin ♪

So you gonna ask me to dance?

I didn't know you could dance without your tights.

♪ I think I'm ready to go Hot ♪

You don't know what you got yourself into.

♪ See everyone in line, and they payin' a lot ♪

♪ 'Drop a Ben for the night Cause the drinks are rich ♪

♪ But the music is free ♪

♪ You want it, you got it ♪

♪ You need it, but you know you gotta have it, boy ♪

♪ The music is free ♪

What is it with that?

♪ This is for the girls comin' from NYC ♪

♪ I'm feelin' you like you's family ♪

♪ And everybody down from L.A. to D.C. ♪

Whoo!

Come on.

♪ Turn the volume up 3db ♪

♪ Get on the dance floor where the music is free ♪

♪ Slip on until the dawn's gone with me ♪

♪ On until the dawn's gone with me ♪

♪ Where the music is free ♪

♪ Slip on until the dawn's gone with me ♪

♪ Out on the weekend, on the weekend ♪

♪ Now all my ladies ♪

♪ Move it to the front ♪

♪ Show 'em what you got ♪

[Lucy vocalizing]

♪ Fellas? ♪

♪ Oh, like that ♪

[Tyler] I like that.

[Lucy vocalizing]

♪ And all my ladies say ♪

♪ And all the fellas say ♪

♪ Everybody say ♪

♪ Come dance with me, ohh ♪

♪ And the story goes ♪

♪ Just like this we pack 'em in and set it off ♪

♪ Til the mornin', there will be no lettin' off ♪

♪ Dollars droppin' onto the tabletop ♪

♪ Once again, you can shake your thang and there ain't no cost ♪

♪ This is for the girls comin' from NYC ♪

♪ I'm feelin' you like you's family ♪

♪ And everybody down from L.A. to D.C. ♪

♪ Rockin' to the same old school beats ♪

♪ This is for the kids in the clubs and the street ♪

♪ Turn the volume up 3db ♪

♪ Get on the dance floor where the music is free ♪

♪ Slip on until the dawn's gone with me ♪

♪ This is for the girls comin' from NYC ♪

♪ I'm feelin' you like you's family ♪

♪ And everybody down from L.A. to D.C. ♪

♪ Rockin' to the same old school beats ♪

♪ This is for the kids in the clubs and the street ♪

♪ Turn the volume up 3db ♪

♪ Get on the dance floor where the music is free ♪

♪ Slip on until the dawn's gone with me ♪

♪ On until the dawn's gone with me ♪

♪ Where the music is free ♪

♪ Slip on until the dawn's gone with me ♪

♪ Out on the weekend, on the weekend, weekend ♪

[all cheering]

Come here, baby.

Oh.

I swear I have never seen that many people here before!

Get used to it.

That was great.

Come on, you guys, let's take a walk by the water.

Come on, let's walk.

Let them go. Let them go.

You're going to make me say it, aren't you?

Make you say what?

-I know I've been hatin' on Colin. -Mmm.

But, I mean, he was good.

He was real good...

for someone who's so sophisticated.

Why you always gotta play?

You were, um, pretty good yourself.

-Oh. -Miles, a little bit...

Yeah. Just a little.

I try to do what I do.

What?

Um...

Um... Don't worry about it.

-Lucy. -I got to go.

I'm gonna go check our sound levels.

Sorry.

That place is... that place is crazy. Is it always like that?

Yes.

But tonight, Miles and Lucy were on a whole other level.

You weren't so bad yourself.

You all know exactly what you want.

Well, what about you, what do you want?

I don't know, nothing.

Come on. What about when you were a kid? All kids want something.

Um...

For me, it's just...

better not to want anything.

That way if it goes away...

or doesn't happen,

you know, it doesn't matter.

But you want something now, right?

Like, maybe to go MSA?

There's a lot of things

that I want now that I didn't use to.

I even catch myself

every once in awhile actually thinking I could have them.

Please don't kick me out. I brought you orange juice.

Bill and Lena went out, you're babysitting.

Thank you.

Why are you always so tired lately?

'Cause I've been working a lot.

Doing what?

Why do you ask so many questions?

-Just-- -No, no, never mind. Don't answer that.

Just go get Malcolm's shoes on.

All right.

Throw it!

[laughs]

You got it, you almost got it.

Dancing. You can't dance.

You can't dance.

You've never seen me dance.

Then, do something.

Do somethin'? What you want me to do?

What? I got it all there. What you want me to do? Huh? Huh?

-Okay, it was fine, it was okay. -[Tyler] Okay.

What was that?

-What was that? -Throw it.

-It was nothing. -Where did you learn that from?

I'm not throwing anything until you show me what that was.

Yeah. All right. All right. I get you with the little...

All right.

If you can do that, you can do this.

Huh? Huh? What?

I love it.

-You got that. So after that... -Yeah.

Hit... Hit...

Okay, let's try it all.

-So you got the whole thing? -Yeah.

Okay. All right. On go. One, two, three, go. All right?

One, two, three, go!

[both] What...

Hit, hit...

[both] Eh!

Can you do Running Man? You don't know nothing about that.

Does it look excellent?

Malcolm, can you do the Running Man?

Yeah!

-Oh, yeah. What's up? -Oh! Oh!

-Here we go. He's doing it one-handed. -Uh-oh.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

[laughs]

[laughs]

Oh! Ah!

[song playing]

[indistinct]

No, no, no, no...

Ah!

[both laughing]

This is you?

Don't be mean. I was a chubby kid.

[both laughing]

What are you saying? That if I was like that right now,

you wouldn't like me?

Oh, no, I could deal with the chubbiness.

Just if you were missing those two front teeth,

I don't know if I could work with that.

Thank you very much.

You know I was thinking, um...

We should talk to Director Gordon about using the showcase

as your audition to get into the school.

I don't know. Do you think she'd go for that?

It's about going after what you want, right?

[Nora's mom clears throat]

Mom!

Um... Hey... I didn't know you were home already.

This is Tyler.

My rehearsal partner.

Nice to meet you, Mrs. Clark.

You have a beautiful home here.

Thank you. We certainly like it.

I should probably get... get going anyway.

Thanks for showing me those pictures.

Yeah.

It was nice to meet you.

[Tyler] All right, here we go. Ready, one, two, three, go!

-Hey. -Hey.

What's up?

Um, look, about the other night...

You didn't tell anybody, did you?

Nah.

You know, 'cause it's just musicians, whatever.

[scoffs]

You ain't got nothin' to explain to me.

Whoa, what's wrong? Why... Why are you talking to me like that?

You want to be with someone who doesn't appreciate what a good thing he's got,

that's a 100% your business.

I just thought you'd be smart enough to know you deserve better.

Excuse me.

[Tyler] All right, all right. Let's hit up again.

I wanna hit it, I wanna hit it hard.

All right, let's move it out even more than that.

Just want it to look pretty. [chuckles] All right.

Go.

Wait, wait, hold up, hold up.

-Mac. -Tell me I'm not seeing this, Ty.

Mac...

Hold on, Mac. Yo, wait up a second.

What you doin', man?

What was that, riverdancin'?

You gettin' down with your Irish roots now?

-It's not like that-- -It's not like what?

-It's part of my community service, man! -Dancin'?

How is dancin' a part of your community service, Ty?

Look, it's complicated.

Well, explain it to me, brother, 'cause I ain't that stupid.

Fine.

Look, you were supposed to meet me at the courts two hours ago.

Then I come over here and I see you blowing me off for this?

This?

You ain't been hangin'. You ain't been callin'.

Why? Because you leapin' around here with a bunch of rich kids!

They're not all rich in there, it's not like that, man.

All right, Mac, hold on. All right, there's this girl.

Look she asked me to rehearse with her for the showcase thing.

That's all.

So you messing around with our friendship for a girl?

So it's like that.

That's a relief, Ty.

Come on, man.

-[Andrew talking indistinctly] -[Nora] Wow.

That was quick.

That's great.

-Hey, Tyler. -[Tyler] Hey.

What, are you... are you back?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm feeling a lot better.

Thanks for filling in for me, man.

-Can you give us a sec? -Sure.

-Hey guys. Yeah, definitely. -Hey. Good?

I didn't think he was coming back, he hasn't even been here.

I don't know what to do.

So, he's back.

Where does that leave me?

You don't have to say anything.

Wait, what does that mean?

I can't believe I bought into all this bullshit.

You're really just going to turn your back on me?

That's not what I'm doing, Tyler.

Andrew is a student here. He's a senior--

You're just like Brett.

-You just use people-- -What?

...and then you dump them.

Why are you making it sound like that? It's not even the same situation.

-And you know it! -How is it not?

I haven't just been filling in for Andrew?

That's not fair.

I'm out.

Tyler!

Tyler, wait, give me a second to figure this out.

[door slams shut]

[slow R&B music playing]

Yo, what's up, Ty? Yo, man!

-[telephone ringing] -Hello.

Hi. Ah, is Tyler there?

May I ask who's calling?

It's Nora.

Nora?

No, he's not here.

Yeah, um... just tell him I called.

Okay.

[sighs]

Five, six, seven, eight.

One and two, three, four--

Ah!

Andrew, are you all right?

I don't know.

Okay, try walking on it.

I can't do this, Nora.

What?

You and I both know I can't pull this routine off.

[scoffs]

[Nora] Here, Mom.

Nora...

-[Skinny] I bet you can't make the shot. -[Mac] Bet you I can.

-Whatever, man. -Yeah. Right, whatever.

Man, let me do it.

You suck, man.

Hey, yo, Ty!

-Man, what's up? -What's up?

Where you been, man?

You know, around.

Yo, man, just give me my ball back.

Ain't you gonna be late for ballerina class?

No, man. I'm through with that.

So what happened with that girl?

Nothin'.

Nothin'? I'm supposed to just believe you?

Yeah, man. You are.

I don't know. Man turned his back on his boy--

Deserves a second chance.

All right?

Come on, Mac.

Party tomorrow night at Omar's, man.

That's my man!

Oh!

[indistinct chatter]

[laughing]

Mom.

Are you okay?

Do you know, even when you were a baby

you could dance better than you could walk?

It's all you ever wanted to do.

I still remember the look on your face the day your father and I took you

to your first dance class.

You do?

[sighs]

I never expected that dancing

would still bring you such joy after all these years.

Seeing you up there on the stage, so happy...

it used to make me happy.

I guess I forgot about that.

Mom, it's okay.

I am so excited to see you dance in your showcase.

Oh, Mom...

I don't even have a partner anymore.

Tyler's not doing it and Andrew's out.

Baby...

you can do this.

You've been doing this by yourself your whole life.

Come here.

You are going to be great.

Thanks, Mom.

-[Skinny] I'm still going to win. -[Mac] Yeah, we'll see.

[Skinny] What?

[laughs] That's why I'm beating you.

All right, whatever. I will come back.

What you all up to tonight?

Oh. We just goin' over to Omar's to watch some movies.

Yeah. I know all about your movies.

You're staying here, you understand?

What? Ma, I got to go last time.

Yeah, I know, and that's why you stayin' here tonight.

[clicks tongue]

You boys make sure my baby don't go nowhere, you hear?

-Yeah, yeah. All right, Mom. -Yes, ma'am.

Hey, don't worry, I'm gonna tuck you in before we leave, all right, man.

Hey, shut up.

[party music playing]

All these girls and he don't wanna dance.

Huh? Huh?

Yo, yo, here's the man.

What's up, T?

-What's goin' on, man? -Nada.

Yeah, I'm good, man. So this your man's spot right here?

-Yeah, man. -It's tight.

-Yeah, right? -Yeah.

So, I don't know, man, what's been goin' on?

Everything cool. Nora's good.

Yeah?

Her boy Andrew quit though.

What you mean Andrew quit?

Yeah, he got hurt. Can't dance with her anymore.

Damn.

-I don't know. Whatever, man... -Man, yeah, whatever.

Why don't you go and stop the bullshit with me?

I bet you've been mopin' around just as much as she has.

What you mean, she's been mopin'?

[scoffs] I ain't sayin' nothing, man.

Did you see a tear?

-No. Mopin'. -[laughs]

Man, shut up, man. Let me introduce you to somebody.

-All right, my man, C. -What's up?

My boy, Mac. Mac, this is Miles. Miles, Mac.

[chatter on videogame]

I started tearin' up like a little girl tellin' them

that I go to the School of the Arts.

Wait, hold up. You go to MSA?

-Yeah. -That's how you all know each other?

-Yeah. -Yeah, exactly.

You don't look like no art school cat to me.

What the hell is an art school cat supposed to look like? Miles Davis.

Tupac. Mobb Deep.

Those cats went to art school.

-I'm just sayin'-- -You know what, man?

Just shut up.

[Skinny] Yo, what's up, ladies?

Yo, yo, yo. What's up? How you all doin'?

Skinny! What are you doin' here?

Man, I'm doin' the same thing you doin' here!

[Mac] Come on, let's go. Out the door.

-What are you talkin' about, man? -Go. Go. Move, man! Move!

[Skinny] Let me be here, man! What's wrong with you?

-Let's go... Let's go, man. -What's up, baby? How you doin', man?

Here, look, matter of fact, here.

-Yeah. -Here's some bus money. Go home.

Man, why I got to leave? What you talkin' about, man?

[Tyler] No, no, no. Your mom's gonna kill us if she finds you here.

[Mac] Go home, Skinny!

Man, let me in!

-Man, I'm lookin' all sexy for no reason. -[laughter]

What y'all laughin' at, man?

-What up, Skinny? -Don't touch me!

[laughs]

[PJ] I'll be back, watch the car.

[man] Be right here, PJ.

Kick me out of the party.

[man] Hey, yo, get me a 40.

What you got in the bag, shorty?

It's my music.

Well, do something then.

You want me to go show him somethin'?

-Yeah. Put it down. -Oh. It's nothin', it's nothin'.

DJ, can I get up on your table real quick?

Yeah, you cool.

Watch this.

[music changes]

[PJ] You're supposed to be watching the car!

I told you to watch the car, man!

Come get me.

[laughing]

[crowd chanting]

Yo, you see what your little brother is doin' outside?

-Who? -Your little brother, man! Come on.

That boy don't listen, man.

[Mac] What's he doin'?

Hey. Yo, Mac, Ty, bring some girls out here.

That's PJ's truck, man.

Yo, Skinny, get out of that truck, man!

Man, why?

Yo, I said get out!

Come on, man, let's go get him!

[grumbles]

[tires screech]

-[gunshots] -[crowd exclaims]

[tires screech]

Skinny!

[crowd clamoring]

Oh, no, no, no, man.

[Tyler] Yo, Skinny, Skinny.

Say something, say something, say something. Talk.

Talk to me. Talk to me.

Yo, call somebody, man! Do somethin'.

Yo! Call 911!

Get up, get up. Get up, man, get up!

[Mac crying]

[crying]

[sobs]

Hey.

Hey.

How long you been out here?

[sighs]

I don't know.

How's your mom?

She spoke to me for the first time today.

Hey, you know they got PJ, right?

Yeah, but that's not going to bring Skinny back.

This ain't your fault, you know that, right?

That won't bring Skinny back either.

Look, I just hate seeing you beat yourself up like this.

I'm beating myself up?

Ty, we'd been beatin' ourselves up way before Skinny d...

Look, Skinny's dead!

He's gone!

My little brother's gone.

And that's on me, Ty.

I know that.

Look, I ain't stupid.

All the partyin', stealin' cars. Messin' around.

You don't think I know that's a bunch of bull?

Mac! We're doing the best we can!

You really believe that?

You really think this is the best we can be?

No.

I want to be better.

I want to do better.

No, you're right.

I got to do it for my moms.

For Skinny.

For Skinny.

Will you do me a favor?

Yeah.

Will you come somewhere with me?

Have a good show tonight.

[Lucy] Hey, Miles. Hey.

Hey. What's up?

Have you heard from Tyler at all?

Nah, Nah. How's... how's Nora?

She's good.

That's cool.

What was that all about?

Thanks, I guess, for--

Hey, guys.

-Hey, what's up? -Hey.

[Nora] Miles, you ready?

Oh. Yeah, you know it.

Great, see you there.

Luce. Have a good show tonight.

You too.

[crowd clapping]

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to this very special evening.

The fall senior showcase is always a highlight of our year

at the Maryland School of the Arts.

Ten minutes, that's ten minutes, everyone.

[sighs]

You all right?

Yeah.

[Lucy] Give me some, come on.

Hey, yo, thanks, man.

Will you go?

[music playing faintly]

Nora!

Tyler, what are you doing here?

Before you say anything...

Shh.

Look, I don't know where to start. I just... I'm sorry.

Okay, I shouldn't have walked out on you like I did.

Tyler, this is not the time.

Please just let me get this out.

Look, I've made every wrong decision I could have possibly have made.

Tyler, it doesn't matter anymore. I'm doing this without a partner.

That's enough, Nora, check your dancers.

Tyler, I don't think you realize how important this is.

No, I do realize how important this is. And that's exactly why I'm here.

You said, if I want something, I got to fight for it.

Right? Well, that's what I'm doin'.

I'm here and I'm fightin' for somethin' that's real

for the first time in my life.

I can't do this right now.

This is everything that I've been working for.

I know and I'm sorry.

I just wanted you to be able to do this, the way you imagined it.

That's it.

I can't.

It's too late.

Okay.

Good luck.

Tyler!

Do you remember the steps?

Couldn't forget them even if I wanted to.

Okay, everyone. We're back to the old dance.

With Tyler.

[all cheering]

Okay, let's go!

This is the girl I was telling you about.

Okay.

-Excuse me. -Oh, sure.

[music playing]

[crowd cheering]

Bye.

[crowd cheering and applauding]

[crowd cheering]

[crowd cheering and applauding]

Bravo!

[laughs]

That's right.

[indistinct whispering]

Hey, that was good stuff out there. Worked it.

That was all pretty good.

Come on, man. You've seen me dance before.

Yeah, but not like that, I ain't never seen you do nothin' like that before.

That's her right there.

That's her?

[Director Gordon] And over here...

This is Nora Clark.

Wow. You were wonderful.

Oh, thank you so much.

I'd like to sit down and discuss with you

the possibility of joining our company. After graduation.

Oh, I would love that.

Yeah, me too.

She's everything you said she'd be.

Who's the male lead?

This is Tyler Gage.

He's a transfer.

Oh, my God.

Wait, what?

Don't forget to send me your transcripts.

Yes, ma'am.

Very well done.

We'll see you Monday.

[mockingly] "We'll see you on Monday." Congrats, man.

Appreciate it, man.

I'll let you do your thing, I'll meet you at the car.

All right, man.

You should go.

So you know what that means, right?

No. What's that mean?

You're going to have to get some tights.

Done.

[laughs]

[upbeat music playing]