Cassie:
...All I know how to do is to point my toes and leap.
I... Oh,Zach...
I'm a dancer.
That's what I am.
What I do... Ah...
Zach- Cassie...

Cassie:
I...I am a dancer,
Give me the steps.
I'll come through.

Give me somebody
to dance for.
Give me somebody
to show.
Let me wake up
in the morning
to find I've somewhere
exciting to go.

Zach:
For Christ's sake! How can I put you

One singular sensation, every little step she takes

One thrilling combination, every move that she makes

One smile and suddenly nobody else will do

You know you'll never be lonely with you-know-who

One moment in her presence and you can forget the rest

For the girl is second best to none, son

Oooh! Sigh! Give her your attention

Do I really have to mention she's the one

Diana:
Kiss today goodbye,
The sweetness and the sorrow.
Wish me luck, the same to you,
But I can't regret
What I did for love, what I did for love.

Look, my eyes are dry.
The gift was ours to borrow.
It's as if we always knew,
And I won't forget what I did for love,
What I did for love.

Gone,
Love is never gone.
As we travel on,
Love's what we'll remember.

Larry:
Okay, the tap combination, A five, six, seven, eight ...

Sheila:
God, when it's over do I need a drink!

Mike:
He's got to know what he wants by now.

Bebe:
Oh Jesus, have I got a headache.

Maggie:
I'm not sure I can smile much longer.

Judy:
I should have been a singer "AAAAHH!" well.

Bobby:
If George Hamilton can be a movie star then I could be a movie star.

Al:

Val:
...But after a while I caught on...I mean, I saw what they were hiring! I also swiped my dance card once after an audition, and on a scale of one to ten, they gave me for dance: TEN, for looks : THREE! Why?

Dance: Ten; Looks: Three.
And I'm still on unemployment,
Dancing for my own enjoyment.
That ain't it, kid! That ain't it, kid!

"Dance: Ten, Looks: Three,"
Is like to die!

Cassie:
(spoken) I can't get a job Zach… God, you sound like all my friends - my fans. Acting like I'm a star and don't know it - when the truth is I never even came close and nobody has the guts to tell me. Well, it would be nice to be a star… But I'm not, I'm a dancer.

(singing)
GIVE ME SOMEBODY TO DANCE FOR,
GIVE ME SOMEBODY TO SHOW.
LET ME WAKE UP IN THE MORNING TO FIND

I'm so excited because I'm gonna go to the High School of Performing
Arts, I mean I was dying to be a serious actress.
Anyway, it's our first day acting class and we're in the auditorium and
the teacher, Mr. Karp, puts us upon the stage with
our legs around everybody, one in back of the other, and he says:
"Okay, we're gonna do improvisations...Now, you're on a

VAL
Hello twelve,

RICHIE
Hello thirteen,

MAGGIE
Hello love.

AL
Changes, oh!

BEBE
Down below.

DIANA
Up above.

VAL
Time to doubt,

MIKE
To break out,

RICHIE
It's a mess,

MAGGIE
It's a mess.

PAUL and JUDY
Time to grow.

MAGGIE and AL
Time to go

CONNIE, BOBBY and RICHIE
Adolesce,

ALL
Adolesce.
Too young to take over,
Too old to ignore,

AL
Gee, I'm almost ready,

ALL

Sheila:
Daddy always thought that he married beneath him
That's what he said, that's what he said.
When he proposed he informed my mother
He was probably her very last chance.
And though she was twenty-two,
Though she was twenty-two,
Though she was twenty-two
She married him.

Life with my dad wasn't ever a picnic
More like a "come as you are."
When I was five I remember my mother

Mike:
I'm watchin' Sis
Go pitterpat.
Said, "I can do that,
I can do that."
Knew ev'ry step
Right off the bat.
Said, "I can do that,
I can do that."

One morning Sis won't go to dance class.
I grabbed her shoes and tights and all,
But my foot's too small, so,

I stuffed her shoes
With extra socks,
Run seven blocks
In nothin' flat,
Hell, I can do that,
I can do that!

(Dance)

Zach
Again...Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch...
Again...Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch...
Again...Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch...
Again...Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch... Right!
That connects with
Turn, turn, out, in, jump, step,
Step, kick, kick, leap, kick, touch...
Got it? Going on
And… turn, turn, touch down, back step

(Beat)
Five, six, seven, eight!

[KRISTINE]

See I really couldn't sing

I could never really sing

[AL]

...Sing!

..Note.

..Throat.

...Thing.

[KRISTINE]

What I couldn't do was...

I have trouble with a...

It goes all around my...

It's a terrifying...

See, I reall couldn't hear

Which not was lower or was...

Which is why I disappear

If someone says, "Let's start a...

[AL]

...Higher

...Choir.

[KRISTINE]

[ALL]

Goodbye twelve,

Goodbye thirteen,

Hello love.

[MAGGIE]

Why do I pay for all those lessons?

Dance for Gran'ma! Dance for Gran'ma!

[BEBE]

My God, that Steve McQueen's reall sexy,

Bob Goulet out,

Steve McQueen in!

[CASSIE]

You cannot go to the movies

Until you finish your homework.

[AL]

Wash the car,

[MIKE]

Stop pickin' your nose.

[MAGGIE]

(Greg)

The worst thing in school was that everytime the teacher called on me

I’d be hard! I’d be hard!

Really!

I mean, I had to lean against the desk, like this. And the teacher would say

Stand up straight!

I can’t I have a pain in my... side!

Stand up straight!

Or walking down the halls, you’d have to walk, like this,

With all your books stacked up in front of you.

(Mike)

[Boys]

One singular sensation

Every little step he takes.

One thrilling combination

Every move that he makes.

One smile and suddenly nobody else will do;

You know you'll never be lonely with you know who.

One moment in his presence

And you can forget the rest.

For the guy is second best

To none,

Son.

Ooooh! Sigh! Give him your attention.

Do...I...really have to mention?

Bobby:

Don:
The summer I turned fifteen, I lied about my age so I could join AGVA -- you know....
THE NIGHT CLUB UNION,
'CAUSE I COULD MAKE SIXTY DOLLARS A WEEK
WORKING THESE STRIP JOINTS
OUTSIDE OF KANSAS CITY.
I WORKED THIS ONE CLUB FOR ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS STRAIGHT
AND I REALLY BECAME FRIENDLY WITH THIS STRIPPER.

Judy:
(Out of pantomime)
AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'D EVER
SEEN A DEAD BODY.
BUT THEN WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN
THE MOST TERRIBLE THING HAPPENED.
THE TED MACK AMATEUR HOUR HELD AUDITIONS IN ST. LOUIS
AND I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT 'TIL AFTER THEY'D GONE
AND I NEARLY KILLED MYSELF....

(Line turns and walks Downstage)

Judy:
NEARLY KILLED MYSELF.