Clip description
Scott (Paul Mercurio) dances alone while Fran (Tara Morice) watches from a hidden vantage point. She tells him that she likes his rule-breaking style and wants to partner him at the Pan Pacific championships.
Curator’s notes
Strictly Ballroom is a modern fairytale. Fran is the so-called 'ugly duckling’ dance student no-one notices. Scott is the princely son of a dancing dynasty who has been groomed for greatness. Everyone criticises Scott for wanting to break the conventions of ballroom dancing except Fran. Her support and brave declaration of wanting to partner Scott sets the romance of the 'commoner’ and the 'royal’ in motion.