▁down ▁his ▁adv ances ▁at ▁first . ▁Alex ▁is ▁also ▁approached ▁by ▁Johnny ▁C . ▁( Le e ▁V ing ), ▁who ▁wants ▁Alex ▁to ▁dance ▁at ▁his ▁nearby ▁strip ▁club , ▁Z anz ib ar . ▁ ▁After ▁seeking ▁coun sel ▁from ▁her ▁ment or , ▁retired ▁ball er ina ▁H anna ▁Long ▁( L ilia ▁Sk ala ), ▁Alex ▁attempts ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Dance ▁and ▁Re pert ory . ▁Alex ▁becomes ▁int im id ated ▁by ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁application ▁process , ▁which ▁includes ▁listing ▁all ▁prior ▁dance ▁experience ▁and ▁education , ▁and ▁she ▁leaves ▁without ▁applying . ▁Le aving ▁M aw by ' s ▁one ▁evening , ▁Rich ie ▁and ▁Alex ▁are ▁assault ed ▁by ▁Johnny ▁C . ▁and ▁his ▁body guard , ▁Cec il . ▁Nick ▁interven es , ▁and ▁after ▁taking ▁Alex ▁home , ▁the ▁two ▁begin ▁a ▁relationship . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁sk ating ▁competition , ▁Jean ie ▁falls ▁twice ▁during ▁her ▁performance ▁and ▁s its ▁defeated ▁on ▁the ▁ice ▁and ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁helped ▁away . ▁Later , ▁feeling ▁she ▁will ▁never ▁achieve ▁her ▁dream s , ▁and ▁after ▁Rich ie ▁has ▁left ▁Pitts burgh ▁to ▁try ▁his ▁luck ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁Jean ie ▁begins ▁going ▁out ▁with ▁Johnny ▁C . ▁and ▁works ▁for ▁him ▁at ▁Z anz ib ar . ▁F inding ▁out ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁stri pper , ▁Alex ▁drag s ▁her ▁out ▁while ▁she ▁protest s ▁and ▁c ries . ▁ ▁After