' s ▁Mad ama ▁But ter fly , ▁which ▁de als ▁with ▁a ▁similar ▁theme ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁slight ▁role ▁revers al : ▁in ▁Mad ama ▁But ter fly , ▁a ▁Western ▁man ▁ab and ons ▁a ▁Japanese ▁woman , ▁while ▁in ▁The ▁Dan cing ▁Girl ▁a ▁Japanese ▁man ▁leaves ▁a ▁Western ▁woman . ▁ ▁The ▁short ▁story ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Anim ated ▁Class ics ▁of ▁Japanese ▁Liter ature , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁by ▁Central ▁Park ▁Media . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁the ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁star - cross ed ▁rom ance ▁between ▁a ▁German ▁dan cing ▁girl , ▁El ise , ▁and ▁the ▁protagon ist , ▁Toy ot ar ō ▁ Ō ta ▁a ▁Japanese ▁exchange ▁student ▁who ▁must ▁choose ▁between ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁his ▁feelings ▁for ▁the ▁dan cer . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁student ▁eventually ▁cho oses ▁his ▁career , ▁sending ▁the ▁dan cing ▁girl ▁into ▁a ▁nerv ous ▁break down . ▁ ▁He ▁leaves ▁the ▁girl ▁alone ▁and ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁his ▁child , ▁ending ▁the ▁story . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁" The ▁Dan cing ▁Girl " ▁in ▁The ▁Columbia ▁Anth ology ▁of ▁Modern ▁Japanese ▁Liter ature : ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁the ▁Pres ent , ▁Volume ▁ 2 . ▁Richard ▁Bow ring , ▁trans . ▁ ▁Via ▁Google ▁Books . ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 0 ▁short ▁stories ▁Category : Cent ral ▁Park ▁Media ▁Category : Short ▁stories ▁set ▁in ▁Germany ▁Category : J apan