Gotta Kick It Up Page #2

In Extracurricular

Activities

Help Keep These Kids

Out Of Gangs

And Give Them

A Sense Of Self-Respect.

I Understand.

I'm Sure That's True,

But Considering The Way

Things Have Gone So Far,

I Think It's Gonna Take

All My Time And Energy

Just To Focus On Reaching

The Students In My Classroom.

Well, Do Me A Favor.

Please...Think About It.

Ok.

Yes, Esmeralda?

Um...

Well,

I Was Just Wondering

If Mr. Zavala

Talked To You About

Our Dance Team?

He Did.

So...Are You

Gonna Do It?

Are You

Gonna Coach Us?

Oh, Well...

I Really Think I Should

Become More Proficient

In What I Was

Actually Hired To Do

Before I Take

Anything Else On.

Well, If You Want,

I Can Tell You How

Some Of The Really

Popular Teachers

Around Here Do It.

Really?

Mm-Hmm.

I'd Like That.

Will You Coach

The Dance Team?

Oh, Was That The Condition

Under Which You're

Going To Give Me

Your Advice?

Well, Yeah.

You Help Us,

I Help You.

Why Not Make It

So Everybody Wins.

May I Have Your Attention,

Please.

The Chess Club Will Meet

In The Library

Thursday At 3:
30.

Bring Your Own Board.

Ninth-Grade Dance Team Tryouts

Shh!

Will Be Tomorrow At 3:30

In The Gym.

Be Sure To Bring

Your Own Music.

Any Questions,

Please See Ms. Bartlett.

Yes! Good Job, Esme.

You Did It.

Hey...What's The Deal

With This Dance Team?

Oh, You Hate

The Whole Idea,

Remember?

Every Time I Ever

Brought It Up, It Was,

"Oh, That's Right.

Losers R Us."

Yeah, But Now I'm Thinkin'

It Could Have Its Upside.

Maybe Along The Way Develop

Some Ol' School Pride.

Check This Out.

Whoa, You Feelin' Ok,

Chica?

[Sighs]

Principal Zavala...

I Was Out Of Line

Dancing In Class, Sir.

Don't You Think

My Detention Time

Would Be Better Served

In A School-Sponsored

Activity?

That's Very Mature,

Miss Salinas.

Esmeralda?

Since You've

Been Spearheading

This Whole Endeavor,

Let Me Ask You.

Do You Think

That Daisy Would Make

A Positive Addition

To The Dance Squad?

Well, You Definitely

Gotta Give Her Props

On Her Dancing.

First Word

Of Any Disrespect

Or Lack Of Commitment

That I Hear

From Ms. Bartlett...

Back In Detention.

Slam Dunk.

Assist:
Esmeralda.

[Bell Clangs]

You're Welcome, Daisy.

Whatever.

"Dance Team Try-Outs"?

Audicones?

Ah.

"Tomorrow 3:
30

In The Gymnasium."

Perfecto.

Auditions.

That's The Same

In Any Language.

I'll See You There.

Man, Where Is She?

Like I Don't Have

Better Things To Be Doing.

I Knew This Was

Too Good To Be True.

She Can Bail,

So Can I.

Chuy's Waiting.

Heading Back

To Detention,

Miss Salinas?

Good.

Then Please Sit Down.

All Of You,

Take A Seat.

I Cannot Dance

Sitting Down.

Rules First.

Then You'll Dance.

Every Team Member

Is Required To Wear

Her Gym Uniform,

White Socks,

And Clean Tennis Shoes.

Like I'm Really Gonna Be

Scrubbing My Sneaks.

Thanks For Dropping By.

Laces Tied,

Shirts Tucked In,

Hair Pulled Back

Into A Ponytail Or A Bun.

She's Worse

Than Zavala.

Seriously.

Is This Dance Or Boot Camp?

Girls Must Attend

Every Practice,

And You Must Be On Time.

Sorry. I'm Sorry.

I Had To

Drop Off My Brother

At My Aunt's House.

Tardiness Is Unacceptable.

No Excuses.

No Team Member Is Allowed

To Have A Failing Grade.

A "D" Will Put You

On Probation.

That Leaves Us Out.

Come On, Joanna.

Let's Get Out Of Here.

Adios.

No Jewelry.

No Dark Lipstick.

No Long Painted Fingernails.

Anybody Else Wanna Leave?

Ok, When I Call Your Name,

Come On Down

And Play Your Music.

Try And Keep Your Choreography

To Under A Minute.

Choreo--What?

She Means Show Us

Your Best Moves,

And Don't Hold Back,

Got It?

[Guys Yelling]

All Right, Let's Go!

[Whistles]

Excuse Me, Mr. Zavala,

Do You Mind?

We're Having

Our Tryouts.

We Practice In Here

Every Tuesday And Thursday.

Y-Y-You're

The Basketball Coach?

Somebody Had To Be.

As I Was Trying To Tell You

The Other Day,

If We Don't Have

A Little Faith In These Kids,

How Can We Expect Them

To Believe In Themselves?

You Can Save

The Lecture, Sir.

I'm Here, Aren't I?

And I Couldn't Be Happier.

Good. So You'll

Take Your Boys

Elsewhere?

Where Do You Suggest We Go?

Well, I Don't--Sir,

It Was Your Office

That Scheduled Me

To Be Here.

Well, Obviously,

Ms. Kim Made A Mistake.

Ok, Sorry, Ladies.

Dance Team's

Been Canceled.

What?

I Don't Believe It!

No. Hold On.

Wait A Minute.

I'm Not Gonna Make It

That Easy For You To Quit.

So You'll Let Me

Have The Gym?

You Can Have Half Of It.

We'll Take The North End.

You Can Have The South End,

And The Half-Court Line

Will Be Our Divider,

All Right?

Ok.

Ok, Guys!

This Is Just Something

I Came Up With On My Own.

So Here It Goes.

Player:
Sorry!

Second Player:
Whoops.

Obviously

This Isn't Gonna Work.

Obviously.

You Were Here First.

We'll Leave.

No,

You Need The Baskets.

Good Point.

And We Can't

Get Much Done

Without Music.

[Mariachi Music Playing]

[Hip-Hop Music Playing]

Come On

Come On

Ai Yah

Come On

Come On

Come On

Ai Yi

Come On

Come On

Come On

Ai Yah

Come On

Come On

Come On

Ai Yi

[Swing Music Playing]

[R & B Music Playing]

Candy Lover

You're So Sweet

Candy Lover

You're The One

For Me

Yeah

Ok, Esmeralda,

Thank You.

Thank You. That Was Great.

Nice Work.

That's It For Today.

What About Me?

Well, I Already Know

You Can Dance, Miss Salinas...

In My Classroom, Remember?

What I Don't Know

Is Whether Or Not

You Can Be Part Of A Team.

What's That

Supposed To Mean?

It Means No One On My Squad

Gets To Be The Diva.

You All Have To Work Together,

Help Each Other To Improve.

Oh, And One More Thing...

If I'm Gonna Give Up

All My Time To Be Here,

I Expect You To Be

As Serious And As Dedicated

As I Intend To Be.

I Don't Compete

Unless I Plan To Win,

And That Can't Happen

Until You Girls

Get Into Shape.

So Tomorrow We'll Meet

On The Track.

3:
30 Sharp.

If You're Gonna Be Late,

Don't Bother To Come At All.

Ok, What Now?

One More Lap.

Oh, Wait. I'm Sorry.

I Forgot. Did We

Join The Track Or The Dance Team?

It's Important To Build Up

Your Stamina, Daisy.

Oh, Ms. Bartlett,

I Seriously Don't Mean

Any Disrespect,

But Our First Dance Competition

Is In 2 1/2 Weeks.

Don't We Kind Of

Have To Get Started

On A Dance Routine?

Well, Considering

I Haven't Been Around

This Kind Of Meet

Since I Was In School,

I Was Sort Of Hoping

We Could Figure That Out

Together...

When The Time Comes.

Well, I Know The Routine

They Used 2 Years Ago.

My Sister Taught It To Me.

It Goes Like This.

Daisy, Chanting:

Go, Yoli.

Go, Yoli.

Go, Yoli.

Go, Yoli.

Go, Yoli.

Go, Yoli.

That's So Tired.

I Mean, Why Don't We

Invent Something

Totally New?

Yeah,

Want More Flash!

Yeah, With More Flesh!

Sorry, Don't Think So.

What If We Start Out

With Something Like,

Uh...Like, Up!

You Have

A Comment There,

Miss Salinas?

No, No, No.

It's Fine,

You Know, If You're

Entering An Old Granny

Competition.

Maybe You'd Like

To Show Us Some

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