ACT I:
Ordinary World: Lead Character “Sara”’s mother just died. Her mother died in a car accident when she was speeding down the highway to get to her daughter’s Julliard entry audition.
Call to Adventure: Sara is then forced to move homes, and move and live with her deadbeat father who never care doubt her until now because her mother is now dead. This is her “call to adventure” as this move changes her life.
Refusal of the Call: Her refusal of the call is the fact that Sara quit ballet dancing after her mother died because she felt responsible for her death.
Meeting with the Mentor: The “mentor” who she meets is a fellow classmate (Derek) of her who she initially finds annoying and irritating but then decides to start practice dancing hip hop with him. And she slowly falls in love with him
Crossing the First Threshold: The first threshold that has to be crossed is the fact that both Derek and Sara fall in love with each other and start dating but Derek is black and Sara is white and during this time period and in this area of the country black and white people dating is not supported by many.
Act II:
Tests, Allies, Enemies: All the allies and enemies are reviled when Sara enters her new high school, and when she starts dating Derek.
Approach to the Inmost Cave: Derek takes Sara to a ballet show as a date, and Sara is faced with a lot to process as she watches professionals performing the same way she once wanted to.
Ordeal: After they leaves the show Sara and Derek get into a small argument and this is where Derek finds out exactly why Sara no longer dances even though it is what she loves (because she feels responsible for her mother’s death).
Reward: After her discussing with Derek, Sara is rewarded with the realisation that her mother’s death wasn’t her fault and the guilt she has for it slowly leaves her.
Act III:
The Road Back: Sara now starts working very hard to prepare for her next dance audition for Juilliard.
Resurrection: Inbetween the “Ordeal” and the “Road Back” Derek and Sara temporarily break up, but on the night of Sara’s Juilliard recital Derek realises that he is still in love with Sara and runs all the way across town to make sure he is there at her recital.
Return with the Elixir: Sara finally gets into Juilliard, and gets back together with Derek.
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