▁seeing ▁Nick ▁with ▁a ▁woman ▁at ▁the ▁bal let ▁one ▁night , ▁Alex ▁throws ▁a ▁rock ▁through ▁a ▁window ▁of ▁his ▁house , ▁only ▁to ▁discover ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁ex - w ife ▁( Bel inda ▁B auer ) ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁meeting ▁for ▁a ▁char ity ▁function . ▁Alex ▁and ▁Nick ▁recon cile , ▁and ▁she ▁g ains ▁the ▁courage ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁Conserv atory . ▁Nick ▁uses ▁his ▁connections ▁with ▁the ▁arts ▁council ▁to ▁get ▁Alex ▁an ▁aud ition . ▁Alex ▁is ▁fur ious ▁with ▁Nick , ▁as ▁she ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁the ▁opportunity ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁own ▁mer it , ▁and ▁dec ides ▁not ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁with ▁the ▁aud ition . ▁See ing ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁others ' ▁failed ▁dream s ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁sudden ▁death ▁of ▁H anna , ▁Alex ▁becomes ▁des pond ent ▁about ▁her ▁future , ▁but ▁finally ▁dec ides ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁with ▁the ▁aud ition . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁aud ition , ▁Alex ▁initially ▁fal ters , ▁but ▁begins ▁again , ▁and ▁she ▁successfully ▁comple tes ▁a ▁dance ▁number ▁composed ▁of ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁dance ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁studied ▁and ▁pract iced , ▁including ▁break dan cing , ▁which ▁she ▁has ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁The ▁board ▁respond s ▁favor ably , ▁and ▁Alex ▁is ▁seen ▁joy ously ▁emer ging ▁from ▁the ▁Conserv atory ▁to ▁find ▁Nick ▁and ▁Gr unt ▁waiting ▁for ▁her ▁with ▁a ▁bou quet ▁of ▁ros es . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Jenn ifer ▁Be als