Polina Page #3

I'm in Room 19.

You didnt pay this morning.

Oh, Im sorry!

Thatll be 35, please.

Thats not 35.

I know. Ill pay the rest real fast.

Then I can't give you the room.

I'm sorry.

Im not the one who decides.

Okay.

Hello.

Excuse me, I'm looking for work.

Im sorry, we dont need anyone.

Thank you.

Come party with us! It's fun here!

Hey!

- Three vodkas...

- Excuse me...

And one scotch.

Get me some ice!

Im looking for work.

Want to start right now?

Yes, but I have no experience.

Doesnt matter, youll learn fast.

Come behind the bar.

Dont worry.

Hello.

You speak French?

I saw you working outside the building.

Ive never seen that before.

I use improvisation to teach kids.

Excuse me.

At the Bolshoi school

we never did improvisation.

You studied at the Bolshoi?

I'm impressed.

I love it.

But I just came to post my ad.

- Sorry.

- No problem.

Could it be a girl?

- For what?

- Do you take girls as roommates?

Of course.

Then I'm interested.

Im making tea. Want some?

Sure. I'm coming.

Today we'll do an improvisation I like.

Youll pretend youre an animal.

Any one you like.

Imagine its movements

if it got onstage and danced.

I dont want an imitation.

That's not the idea.

Find something

with your own movements and energy.

It's a good excuse to get up and dance.

Wholl go first?

Very good, Jan, full of imagination.

Polina, you want to try?

Sorry, I don't know how to do that.

Go for it, Polina.

Cant be worse than us.

Besides,

we've never seen a real ballerina.

Sure we have. Karls a ballerina.

Put some music on for Polina.

Antwerp, Belgium.

But Dad...

Don't make a detour.

Honestly, it's not worth it.

Polina.

What happened?

Nothing.

It's impossible.

Something mustve happened.

Its obvious.

Come back to Moscow.

No.

I worked hard all those years

so you could end up in a bar!

And I didnt work hard?

That's the whole point.

Im sick of mindlessly executing

other peoples choreography.

I need to learn to look at the world.

Look at the world.

I have to go.

Were not going for dinner?

No, I have to work.

Ill drive you.

Don't bother. Its nearby, Ill walk.

Do you have enough money?

Yes, dont worry.

Give my love to Mom.

The Montpellier Festival

is looking for young choreographers.

I have contacts.

You should present something.

Im sure theyd come to Antwerp.

Your artistic universe touches people.

The kids are still talking about it.

What about the festival?

The Polina from the Bolshoi is over.

The winds stopped. Want to go out?

Let's go out a walk. Itll do you good.

- No.

- Yes.

- Leave me alone.

- Come on!

Let go! You have no right!

I'm fed up

of seeing you like this!

Go sit over there, wash up,

take your clothes,

and get dressed!

Hurry up.

You really think

the guy from the festival would come?

Yes.

Hell be in Brussels next week.

- Well present a duet.

- "We"?

- You and me.

- No, no.

I was only talking about you.

Okay.

Well improvise like at the port.

You come up behind me

and follow my movements.

Something wrong?

No. Everythings fine.

Lets continue.

I push you...

Can you do a turn?

Again.

That was good.

- But you wait for me.

- Okay.

I wait, turn, and pull you.

Something like this.

- Oh yes!

- Sorry.

No, it's a good idea.

Can I sit on your leg?

And you lift me.

Like this? By the hips?

Yes.

Like this?

- Over my hip? Yeah?

- That's good.

Like this? Okay, I see.

Its no good.

- It doesnt work at all.

- Yes. It's not bad.

You said it. "Not bad."

You know thats not enough.

Come on, let's take a break.

This could work. Itll get us moving.

Maybe it'll give it more energy.

We can try.

Or this. This is really old.

That was good.

It's getting interesting.

Can you pull

an all-nighter tomorrow?

Okay.

Back to work.

No, sorry, not tonight.

Hey, girls!

You think you're on vacation?

- The bar's packed.

- Were coming.

We have customers.

Your phone rang three times.

Go on, Mom.

When?

Your father...

wanted so badly

for you to be a great dancer.

Thats enough.

Wait, shes coming!

Im sorry.

Everything was complicated.

- I have other meetings.

- It won't take long. Honestly.

You have to see us.

- You have 15 minutes. No more.

- Okay.

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