Marco Quesillo quotes from Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps

[The scene cuts from Angelina's room --where Angelina was making a broom into a dancing doll and impersonating it to look like Alice-- to the lunchtime theater at Camembert Academy. In this scene, Vicki tells Ms. Mimi that her dance partner Gracie has the sniffles, and so does --Angelina's partner-- Alice.]

Ms. Mimi

[to Viki] Oh Viki...! I am sorry that Gracie has the sniffles. (That is, and so does Alice.)

[Ms. Mimi hugs Viki in comfort. The scene cuts to Angelina with her dancing doll and sets her on one of the lunch tables. Marco comes up to Angelina with the clipboard. Then he --Marco-- says to Angelina...!]

Marco

(to Angelina) Ms. Mimi said to tell you that you and your partner are going to dance in the showcase.

[Marco sees the "dancing doll" which Angelina created.]

Marco

Wow! That is your partner?

Angelina

Yes.

Marco

But she is not real.

Angelina

Yes, she is. She is a real dancing doll.

[After Angelina says this, Marco looks at the rules.]

Marco

[to Angelina] The rules do not say, "No dancing dolls".

Angelina

Good.

Marco

But it does not say they are okay either. I am not sure about this Angelina.

[The scene cuts to Ms. Mimi now talking to Angelina.]

Angelina

Ms. Mimi? I really wish I could dance in the showcase.

Ms. Mimi

You really want to be in the showcase. Do you?

Angelina

[crying] Yes. I really do.

[Tears run down Angelina's cheeks after she --Angelina-- says this.]

Ms. Mimi

And are you willing to work hard?

Angelina

[in between tears] Mm-hmmm.

[Angelina --after saying this-- resumes crying.]

Ms. Mimi

Then I will give you some extra time to come up with a routine. And instead of dancing first, you and your partner may dance last today.

[The others --Gracie, Vicki, and Marco-- have heard the word "crickets" from Alice. That is, since Alice was going to read the "pretend class" --Gracie, Vicki, and Marco-- the story "Goldi-Mouse and the Three Crickets". Then --after the trio heard the word "crickets"-- they perform the chant "The Camembert Cheer".]

Alice

Now what are they doing?

Angelina

The Camembert Cheer!

Alice

That's not fair! I was going to read my story!

Angelina

I know. But..!

[Gracie, Vicki, and Marco are trying to do the "Camembert Cheer" which was taught by Ms. Mimi on them even though they should know that it is Alice's turn.]

Camembert kids never--

[But before they can say the last word of their chant --The Camembert Cheer-- which is "Camembert kids never stop!", Alice --who gets to the last straw-- screams out a big, long, "STOP". She says it with her head shaking violently.]

Alice

STOPPPPP!!!

[The others --Vicki, Gracie, and Marco-- stop chanting.]

Alice

IT'S...! MY...! TURN!!!