Scotty and Charlotte, owners of Scotty & Charlotte's Modern Dance Instruction Academy, dance across the stage. Charlotte attempts to spin Scotty, but he falls loudly. )
Scotty: Arrrrrrrrrgh! Owwwwwwwwww!
Charlotte: Scotty, Scotty...are you ok?
Scotty: Charlotte how many times do I have to tell you the man leads?
Charlotte: Let me help you up.
(She tries to help him.)
Scotty: No, no, no, no. Please. You’ve helped enough.
( Norbert, their college age son enters unexpectedly.)
Norbert: Hi mom. Hi dad.!
Charlotte: Norby, what are you doing home. Don’t you have class today?
Scotty: What happened now Norbert?
Norbert: Oh, I had some problems with my teachers.
Scotty: Really? What?
Norbert: They all flunked me.
Charlotte: They flunked you?
Norbert:Yea. well....enough about me, what happened to you?
Charlotte: Your father and I were just rehearsing a tango.
Scotty: More like a mango.
Norbert: Allright, let me help you up.
(He tries to help him.)
Scotty: Ahhh! No. Please. Not right now.
(Norbert lifts his dad up. Scotty continues to protest.)
Norbert: Dad, I learned about first aid in gym.
Scotty: I thought you flunked gym class?
Norbert: (Pausing) That's right. I did fail gym! (as he drops Scotty)
(He drops Scotty, with much anguish on Scotty's part.)
(The phone rings.)
Charlotte: Scotty and Charlotte's Dance Institute, this is Charlotte speaking. (pause) Yes, we're available for group instruction at your location. Just one moment, I'll ask Scotty. (Holding phone away) Can we teach the entire fourth and fifth grade at St. Clement school in Chicago how to dance?
Scotty: (Rubs his fingers quickly with one hand.).
Norbert: I can come and help out.
Scotty: Oh no you don't. You're better at being a college student than a dance instructor. Your mom and I have our reputation at stake!
Charlotte: (Returning to phone call.)Scotty and I will be glad to come and help out. Tomorrow? Sure we offer a money back guarantee. See you then.
(Puts phone away, looks at Scotty) Do you think we can do it.
Scotty: Phhhhhhhhhhhhh. How bad could they be?
(CURTAIN)