“Head up. Caress me. With passion... dance. Dance! Across the the floor! That's it. That's it. Now, now jump. Come on, fly! Fly! Feel it! Cut. That's it. Now, you've got it. Alright. Over here. Over here! More emotion. To the mirror! Feel it! Alright, now, turn around!”
“- Antonio de Marchena: The men you are about the confront have no emotions. You must learn to control your passion. - Columbus: Passion is something one cannot control.”
Fernando Rey - Marchena
“Latin dancing is more than just technique. Show me emotion. Show me passion. Imagine that you're in love with each other. Now, then, excite me. Make me blush.”
Rosaleen Linehan - Mrs. Burns
“- Sabrina Fairchild: I never thought of you as a dancer. - Linus Larabee: I'm crazy about it. They call me Bojangles at the office. ”
Julia Ormond - Sabrina Fairchild
Harrison Ford - Linus Larrabee
“- Nancy: I know what regret feels like, and I don't want that for you. - Maureen: That's what ballet would be. A life of wishing that I found something I loved, instead of something I just happened to do well. I'm not you, Mom. You didn't have the feet. I don't have the heart.”
Debra Monk - Nancy
Susan May Pratt - Maureen
“You know why everybody's afraid? It's because they don't understand it. It's not just kids dancing on a street corner for a nickel! They put more heart and soul into their work than any dancer I know! James, it's real! It's fresh!”
Lucinda Dickey
- Kelly
