Leap! (2016)
Terrence Scammell: Mérante, Postman
Quotes
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Victor : [watching Felicie dance around the Irish bar] Wow!
[Love-struck, he tosses her a rose. Felicie reaches up to catch it, but loses her balance and falls onto a table. Merante, who was seated nearby, stands up and removes his hat. Felicie gasps in fear]
Mérante : [sternly] I hope that tomorrow you act with a little more dignity.
[starts to walk out]
Mérante : Anyway, tonight was...
[puts his hat back on and smiles]
Mérante : A GOOD performance.
Felicie : [flattered] Thank you, sir.
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Felicie : [on her first day of dance class, shyly greeting the other girls] Hi. Hello.
[to herself; when none of the girls respond]
Felicie : Okay. Super.
[louder]
Felicie : I'm Felicie.
Nora : [confused] Felicie?
Felicie : [realizes her mistake] Uh, no, no, no, no, no. Sorry. I'm... friendly, ever so friendly. And my name is Camille.
Nora : Okay. I'm Nora, but everyone calls me... Nora. That's... the name that goes with MY face.
[laughs]
Nora : Hey, you should warm up.
Felicie : [to herself, confused] Warm up?
[shrugs and tries to literally 'warm up' by rubbing her hands on her arms]
Dora : [amused] Oh my. That is crazy. I'm guessing you're new, my darling?
Felicie : [awkwardly] You can tell that because...?
[Before Dora can answer, Mérante enters the room. The girls quickly gather to one side of the room]
Felicie : Who is that?
Dora : [rolls her eyes] You are joking, right? It's Louis Mérante, ballet master, world-famous choreographer, the man who performed the most fouettes ever in a single solo.
Felicie : Foo-what?
Dora : Turns. Really difficult turns.
Nora : 187 in total. And right after, he vomited!
Mérante : Silence, mademoiselle! First position, second...
[All of the girls except Felicie go through the basic ballet positions]
Felicie : [lost] What?
Mérante : Third, fourth, and rest in fifth.
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Mérante : [after Felicie wins the dance-off between Camille and herself] Impressive, ladies! But let me ask you both an important question. WHY do you dance?
Camille : [confidently] I dance because...
[less confident]
Camille : I dance because... Because...
[meekly]
Camille : My mother makes me?
[Merante looks to Felicie, hoping for a better answer]
Felicie : [sincerely] Because it's always been a part of my life. It was there with my mom when I was a baby. It's here now thanks to Odette. It allows me to live. To be myself.
Camille : [remorseful] She should dance.
[Felicie give her an astonished look]
Mérante : That was very honest, Miss Le Haut, and brave. You have a future at the Opera, if you wish it.
[Camille gives him a grateful smile]
Mérante : Felicie, tonight, YOU dance 'The Nutcracker'!
[the crowd breaks out into applause as Felicie looks around in awe and humility]
Camille : [holds out her hand to Felicie, truthfully] Great job.
[Felicie looks surprised for a moment, then smiles and shakes Camille's hand. She soon pulls Camille into a warm hug]
Felicie : [softly] I'm sorry about everything. I hope we can be friends.
[after pulling out of the hug, she turns to Odette]
Felicie : YES!
[throws her arms around Odette, who immediately returns the embrace]
