dance my heart

Merle 2022-04-19 09:02:31

shall we dance?
As the singer gently sings, shall we dance?

The indescribable loneliness and warmth quietly pervade the wrinkles at the corners of the male protagonist's eyes.

Day after day, on the boring way home, through the train window, he saw a woman standing in front of the window, beautiful and sad.

Day after day, it may be curiosity, or inexplicable attraction.

At his age, he went to the dance studio where the woman was alone to practice dancing without telling his family.

He was shy, but very serious.

Every Wednesday night, a group of little people with their own troubles, a small dance studio.

The music sounds, and the world seems to switch.

Passionate rumba, cheerful Cha Cha, elegant waltz...

He never imagined that dancing would rekindle his life.

He practiced in a low voice with a broom at home, his feet happily intertwined under the desk, and he danced lightly on the empty platform...

He was like a child who was just beginning to fall in love, on his first date with his sweetheart.

shall we dance?

The beautiful singing is repeated over and over again, and he walks through other people's lives with his own dance steps.

The song is over, and life goes on.

The same train, the same location, only the happy smile on his face makes everything change.


I always thought that the implicit and deep love in oriental culture can move people's hearts the most.

I love you, needless to say.

Husband and wife, lover, father and daughter, brother...

An ordinary exchange of eyes, a seemingly random action, makes people feel warmer.

Just like the hero's cherishing of his wife and his faint friendship with his dance teacher in the film, he exudes a charming fragrance through the unremarkable daily trivia.

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Extended Reading
  • Kellie 2022-03-26 09:01:09

    The rhythm is really strong, should be a director who understands dance

  • Wilford 2022-04-21 09:02:51

    also offers a solution to the midlife crisis

Shall We Dance quotes

  • Paulina: And all this time, I've been hiding out at Miss Mitzi's, angry at myself, frustrated & embarrassed. But coaching you & Bobbie, seeing how alive you were out there, made me realize just how much I'd given up. And now, for the first time in a long time, I WANT to dance again. So, I need to thank you. Thank you, for helping me to see this.

  • Paulina: What made you wanna dance?

    John Clark: You. Looking out that window, right there. You could see it from the train. Every night, I'd come home from work & I'd look for you, your face... you looked on the outside the way I was feeling on the inside.

    Paulina: I was watching you, too. From the window, I saw you practicing on the platform.

    John Clark: No? Uhh.

    Paulina: That night I said all those thing to you, I didn't think I'd ever see you again. But you kept coming back.

    John Clark: I didn't want to. I figured if I hadn't, you would have been right about everything you accused me of. Then, I started dancing and found I really liked it. It made me happy!

    Paulina: Yes, it shows.