Stepping Out Show Characters

Andy: Dance student. Unhappily married. Quote: "Oh come on this is ridiculous. I'm sorry, it's just...it's just ridiculous. We're not children."

Dorothy: Dance student. Works in the unemployment office. Quote: "...hissing and spitting it was, I was lucky to get away, it could have broken my leg, couldn't it, I was terrified."

Geoffrey: Dance student. Only male in the class. Quote: "Vera's here. She's -- um -- doing the ablutions."

Mrs. Fraser: Accompanist for the dance class. Has been looking after Mavis for years. Quote: "Hats and sticks? You're asking for trouble."

Lynne: Dance student. Has just started working as a nurse. Quote: "I'll have to get used to it, won't I? And I will, of course I will. Which is somehow worse in a way, isn't it?"

Mavis: Teacher of the introductory dance class. Former chorus dancer. Quote: "OK, let's try four tap springs...no, Sylvia, your left foot...no, your other left foot."

Maxine: Dance student. Runs her own clothing shop. Quote: "Happy, what's happy? You pretend to be happy, sometimes you end up happy."

Rose: Dance student. Best friend of Sylvia. Quote: "He'd mind if he thought you were talking to the likes of Simple Simon."

Sylvia: Dance student. Takes the class just so she can see her friends every week. Quote: "I can't think and move at the same time, it's not natural."

Vera: Dance student. Minds everyone's business. Quote: "Oh, I shall come -- I like to do things properly, there's no point else, is there?"

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