Having a passion for your dreams is success

Chet 2022-04-04 09:01:08

Felicity is just a child in an orphanage, without any dance skills, she stumbles into Paris by accident, dreams of entering a dance theater but has no way to go, she meets the kind Miss Odette, a cleaner from a wealthy family, at the master's house, She stole the admission letter of the daughter Camille, impersonated her, and the maid found out and did not expose her. Out of sympathy for her, he taught her the basics of ballet personally, but Mr. Maillart, the teacher of the dance academy, was very strict. Maid Odette loved her like her own child and told Felicity that she could do something and It takes two things to do something well, so we have to practice every day, and she believes that this gifted child can succeed because she has something Camille doesn't - a passion for ballet, a passion that trumps anything technical.

Felicity's impostor was exposed by Camille's mother. Felicity should have been expelled, but the teacher was moved by her persistence day by day, thinking that she had great potential and worked hard, and made an exception to keep her and Ka. Miyer is also running for the role of Clara. Felicity's future destiny is in her own hands.

Felicity continued to practice harder, while Rudolf, the Russian prince of the Opera House, began to pursue him. The night before the competition, the poor boy Victor and Rudolf both asked her to hang out at the same time, but Miss Odette, a former ballet dancer, told her , Even the day before the competition, you should continue to practice dancing and then go to bed on time. Felicity did not follow her advice, went out to play on her own, and chose to go to the Russian prince's appointment.

Oversleeping Felicity is late for the final selection competition, much to the disappointment of her teacher, and at the last minute, she makes an exception to perform twice, but she makes frequent mistakes because she barely slept the night before There is no practice, and the opportunity to perform is lost.

Felicity was forcibly sent back to the orphanage by Camille's mother and wanted her to completely lose the opportunity to perform, but she did not give up her passion for dancing. The dean saw her practice secretly and was moved by her persistence. Take her back to the Paris Opera. The day before the performance, she had a public duel with Camille and jumped out of the action that Camille did not make. Because of this extremely difficult action, the teacher made an exception for her to play the role of Clara in the Nutcracker. Felicity shines brightly on stage.

Everyone's fate is indeed in their own hands.

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  • Regine: [to Odette, as she and Felicie are cleaning the stairs] Get up.

    Odette: [meekly] Yes, ma'am.

    [gets up, but keeps her head down]

    Regine: [referring to Felicie] Who is this?

    Odette: No one. She helps.

    Regine: YOU feed her. Out of YOUR wages.

    Odette: Yes, ma'am.

    Regine: I want you to air and press the linen.

    [whispers]

    Regine: NOW.

    [Odette leaves. Regine looks down at Felicie coldly. A visibly frightened Felicie resumes cleaning the stairs]

    Regine: It's not clean.

    [purposely pushes the bucket of scrubbing water with her foot; the water spills down the steps, much to Felicie's shock]

    Regine: Oops! Oh, look what you did.

    [smiles wickedly and leaves]

  • 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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