Current Status:
Attaching A-list talent and director
Casting by Mia Cusumano
Financing Needed
I Won’t Dance is a 501c3
Attaching A-list talent and director
Casting by Mia Cusumano
Financing Needed
I Won’t Dance is a 501c3
I WON’T DANCE
A Feature Film
A Feature Film
All’s fair in Love and Waltz.
Amidst the rolling hills of Kentucky, a battle rages in the ballroom. Nemeses since childhood, underdog, ALAINA, and dance royalty, XAVIER, spend as much energy dancing with their partners as they do fighting with each other: Jive kicking dangerously close to fragile body parts. Imagine how thrilled they are when they lose their partners and everybody else worth having is already paired up. These two can either give up, or worse: team up.
Giving up is not an option for Alaina since her mom said if she doesn’t make Nationals this year it’s “goodbye dancin’, hello dog duty.” (Mom runs a struggling dog kennel and has a pooper-scooper with Alaina’s name on it.) Xavier wouldn’t mind taking a year off to care for his ailing father, but his father happens to be PAULO RAMIREZ, three-time World Dance Champion, who wants nothing more than to see his son continue his legacy. So, partner they must. Clearly, they’re going to need professional help.
Enter, ALEC SMIRVONOVICH, the Ukrainian ball-busting coach who lets them tussle through Tango, whip through Waltz, and kick through Quickstep. Finally, he channels what energy our teens have left into Rumba (the dance of love). Too exhausted to fight anymore, they get out of their own way and create Magic! Xavier persuades Alaina to bend her rule-following ways under the condition he’ll wrangle in his risky moves. Dancing this way, they qualify for Nationals in Vegas, and with a kiss, realize they may be getting more than just a dance partner.
Sadly, their unexplored feelings remain just that when Xavier’s dad is hospitalized. Once Alaina finds out about Paulo’s condition (and that it’s drained the family bank account) she does what any extraordinary partner would do: organizes a fundraiser to bring in a specialist. To her surprise, Xavier is livid! Alaina turned his dad into the one thing he didn’t want: a charity case. Xavier severs the partnership immediately – replacing Alaina with the sexiest qualified candidate he can “dance around”. Thankfully, Alaina’s former partner waltzes back into the picture. Alaina will get to compete!
Thanks to Alaina’s specialist, Paulo’s health improves. Xavier’s feelings of betrayal are replaced with gratitude. He tries to make amends with Alaina. But, on the morning of the competition, Xavier's new partner throws a stiletto into the fray, leaving Alaina feeling duped.
Hurt feelings lead to amped up childish antics. Finally, Alaina and Xavier abandon their partners to fight together using their own choreography. Once Rumba begins, they’re forced to dance their true feelings: realizing courage often means asking for help; believing in yourself might mean breaking the rules; and winning doesn’t always involve a trophy.
Amidst the rolling hills of Kentucky, a battle rages in the ballroom. Nemeses since childhood, underdog, ALAINA, and dance royalty, XAVIER, spend as much energy dancing with their partners as they do fighting with each other: Jive kicking dangerously close to fragile body parts. Imagine how thrilled they are when they lose their partners and everybody else worth having is already paired up. These two can either give up, or worse: team up.
Giving up is not an option for Alaina since her mom said if she doesn’t make Nationals this year it’s “goodbye dancin’, hello dog duty.” (Mom runs a struggling dog kennel and has a pooper-scooper with Alaina’s name on it.) Xavier wouldn’t mind taking a year off to care for his ailing father, but his father happens to be PAULO RAMIREZ, three-time World Dance Champion, who wants nothing more than to see his son continue his legacy. So, partner they must. Clearly, they’re going to need professional help.
Enter, ALEC SMIRVONOVICH, the Ukrainian ball-busting coach who lets them tussle through Tango, whip through Waltz, and kick through Quickstep. Finally, he channels what energy our teens have left into Rumba (the dance of love). Too exhausted to fight anymore, they get out of their own way and create Magic! Xavier persuades Alaina to bend her rule-following ways under the condition he’ll wrangle in his risky moves. Dancing this way, they qualify for Nationals in Vegas, and with a kiss, realize they may be getting more than just a dance partner.
Sadly, their unexplored feelings remain just that when Xavier’s dad is hospitalized. Once Alaina finds out about Paulo’s condition (and that it’s drained the family bank account) she does what any extraordinary partner would do: organizes a fundraiser to bring in a specialist. To her surprise, Xavier is livid! Alaina turned his dad into the one thing he didn’t want: a charity case. Xavier severs the partnership immediately – replacing Alaina with the sexiest qualified candidate he can “dance around”. Thankfully, Alaina’s former partner waltzes back into the picture. Alaina will get to compete!
Thanks to Alaina’s specialist, Paulo’s health improves. Xavier’s feelings of betrayal are replaced with gratitude. He tries to make amends with Alaina. But, on the morning of the competition, Xavier's new partner throws a stiletto into the fray, leaving Alaina feeling duped.
Hurt feelings lead to amped up childish antics. Finally, Alaina and Xavier abandon their partners to fight together using their own choreography. Once Rumba begins, they’re forced to dance their true feelings: realizing courage often means asking for help; believing in yourself might mean breaking the rules; and winning doesn’t always involve a trophy.
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