Take the Lead

Eddie: Damn son, what'd you do that for? She wasn't carryin' nothin', she could've opened the door her damn self.
Pierre: It's called courtesy.
Eddie: Yeah, well it makes you look like a punk ass.

Eddie: Punk ass moves like that won't get you no play around here. Trust me, I've tried it.

Pierre: Caitlin, you like dancing?
Caitlin: Yeah.
Pierre: Then you were made to dance.

Pierre: You need to dance for yourself, not for anybody else.

Pierre: In ancient times, it was believe that any man who could kill with .speed and accuracy should be able to dance with grace as well. Ballroom dancing is kings and empresis. It is the dance of strength, romance, and love.

Eddie: Look son, you're talking about a whole bunch of rich white folk, slave runners. I mean, I've never seen Martin Luther King do a waltz.

Danja: Why is that every time you want to fly something by us you claim it's got ties to Africa? But every time you get scared or mad, you blame it on African killer bees, African ebola virus, freakin West Nile fever?!

Rock: Doctor's note. Can't dance, got a heart condition.
Pierre: I see. Interesting man, your doctor. Not many physicians write notes on three hole punch paper.

Pierre: Ballroom dancing is about two bodies moving as one.

Caitlin: It's like sex on hardwood. I would kill if I could dance like that.

Eddie: Check Mr. Dulaine just getting his flirt on.

Principal Augustine: For these kids life is a fight to stay alive, and a hustle to make ends meet. Not ballroom dancing.

Pierre: To follow takes as much strength as to lead.