“- Sabrina Fairchild: I never thought of you as a dancer.
- Linus Larabee: I'm crazy about it. They call me Bojangles at the office. ”
Julia Ormond - Sabrina Fairchild
Harrison Ford - Linus Larrabee

“- Nancy: I know what regret feels like, and I don't want that for you.
- Maureen: That's what ballet would be. A life of wishing that I found something I loved, instead of something I just happened to do well. I'm not you, Mom. You didn't have the feet. I don't have the heart.”
Debra Monk - Nancy
Susan May Pratt - Maureen

“Head up. Caress me. With passion... dance. Dance! Across the the floor! That's it. That's it. Now, now jump. Come on, fly! Fly! Feel it! Cut. That's it. Now, you've got it. Alright. Over here. Over here! More emotion. To the mirror! Feel it! Alright, now, turn around!”

Ben Lokey - Franco

“You have the blood of the Hidalgos in your veins! Keep it cool, my girl, or I'll whisk you off into a convent!”

Gale Sondergaard - Inez Quintero

“You could melt her heart right down to butter, if you'd only turn on the heat!”

Louise Beavers - Mamie