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* [[Ballet]]
* [[Brutal Honesty]]: When Emma abandons her role in Arnold's ballet, she turns to Michael for sympathy. His idea of sympathy is telling her that she will no longer dance the title role in ''Giselle'', then hinting strongly that it's time for her to quit.
* [[The Cameo]]: Notably, famed ballerinas Antoinette Sibley and Alexandra Danilova. A number of then-current ABT performers and backstage personnel also make brief appearances, including Alexander Minz (best known as Drosselmeier in Baryshnikov's ''[[The Nutcracker (Theatre)|The Nutcracker]]'') and Enrique Martinez. For ballet fans, this film amounts to one long [[Hey
* [[Camp Gay]]: Arnold.
* [[Camp Straight]]: Freddie.
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* [[Prima Donna Director]]: Arnold.
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Yuri.
* [[Roman
* [[Technician Versus Performer]]: For Emma, a dancer in her forties, even a double pirouette is a potential nightmare; she succeeds on the strength of her acting. As a result, she can't handle an abstract modern ballet, which demands much stronger technique.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Gelsey Kirkland was originally cast as Emilia.
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