Romola Garai: Katey Miller

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Katey Miller

Katey Miller: [voiceover] Javier once said that dancing is about being exactly who you want to be in that moment. Dancing with him, I realized I was becoming exactly the woman I wanted to be. We didn't win the contest- but we did win something more important to us. On my last night in Havana we were King and Queen of La Rosa Negra. We didn't know when we would see each other again, but we knew that this wasn't our last dance.

Javier Suarez: You mean dance with you?
Katey Miller: God, I'm not that bad. Well, you didn't seem to mind it last night.
Javier Suarez: I wasn't trying to win a contest.
Katey Miller: Oh, weren't you?

Katey Miller: [Javier is trying to teach Katey to move her hips. He places his hand on her butt, and she flinches away] God! Do you have to be such a guy?
Javier Suarez: [Scoffs] Ok. Ok, I'll be the girl.
[Opens his shirt and pulls his hair out of his face. He 'dances']
Katey Miller: [laughs]

Jeannie Miller: [Katey has found out that her family is leaving. She's struggling to comb through her wet hair] Give me that comb. When you were little, you used to hide under the bed when I tried to comb out these knots. Katey, your father's been the only man in my life, so I don't know what it's like to say good-bye to someone. Saying good-bye to dancing, the other love of my life, broke my heart. Then you were born and then Susie, and I loved you both so much that I...
Katey Miller: You're saying I'll get over it.
Jeannie Miller: No, I'm not. No, I'm saying I know you're hurting.
Katey Miller: Everything's such a mess.
Jeannie Miller: You have a choice. You can do nothing; you can hide under the bed...
Katey Miller: Or you can work through the knots.

Katey Miller: [Watching the Cubans 'dirty dancing'] Look at the way they feel the music.
James Phelps: They're feeling it, all right.

Javier Suarez: [Sees Katey dancing rather unflatteringly] You're a pretty good dancer.
Katey Miller: [laughs] I was terrible.
Javier Suarez: Well, yeah. Yeah, you were terrible. But for an American, you move well.
Katey Miller: Oh, thanks.

Javier Suarez: [Katey comes back in the club. He walks up behind her] Hey.
Katey Miller: [Katey turns around] Hey.
[She looks flustered. Her hair is a mess and her dress is ripped. He looks back and forth from the rip to her face]
Javier Suarez: Where is he?
[Tries to run after James, Katey holds him back]
Katey Miller: He's gone. He's gone. It's okay, it's okay. I'm fine.
[Javier gives her a look]
Katey Miller: My dad works for his dad. I just wanna forget about it.
Javier Suarez: Don't worry. I'll take you home. Come on.

Javier Suarez: You know that it's ballroom dancing. It's not what I do.
Javier Suarez, Katey Miller: It's *Latin* ballroom. If we mix what you do with what I do, I really think we'd have something.
Javier Suarez: I still have to teach you everything.
Katey Miller: Not *everything*. I'll have to teach you a few things, too.

Dance Class Instructor: So what did you decide?
Katey Miller: I entered the contest.
Dance Class Instructor: All right! Good for you. So how's it going?
Katey Miller: Oh, great. It's going great.
Dance Class Instructor: Really?
Katey Miller: No, it's not. God, I must've been crazy to think we could do this. It's in two weeks, and whenever he pushes, I pull. And, and I'm flowing, and being free, and I'm making a circle and I'm not an ironing board anymore, and it's still not working! And now he says
[Mocking Javier's accent]
Katey Miller: *You're afraid!*
Dance Class Instructor: Are you?
Katey Miller: [Defensively] No.
Dance Class Instructor: That's too bad.

Susie Miller: Hi.
[Katey ignores her]
Susie Miller: How long are you gonna be mad at me?
[Scoffs]
Susie Miller: The girls here. I told Lois I liked Jane Eyre, and she asked me what movie she was in. I'm really sorry that I told on you. And what I said about Javier? I was wrong.
Katey Miller: You gotta think for yourself, Suze.
Susie Miller: I know. I miss you.
Katey Miller: [Jumps on Susie] Well, I've been dying to tell you! Can you keep a secret this time?
[Susie nods]

Katey Miller: I didn't do anything wrong.
Bert Miller: You lied to us.
Katey Miller: I know, and I'm sorry. But I knew you wouldn't let me try and...
Jeannie Miller: Kiss a Cuban pool boy in front of everyone? You're damn straight we wouldn't!
Katey Miller: That's not...
Jeannie Miller: And why in the world would you wanna hurt James? I thought you liked him.
Katey Miller: No, you liked him. Because he fits into your perfect country club world.
Jeannie Miller: There's nothing wrong with that world.
Katey Miller: No, but he couldn't keep his hands off *me*.
Bert Miller: What? What happened?
Katey Miller: No, nothing. Nothing happened. I'm fine.
Bert Miller: Why didn't you tell us?
Katey Miller: Because I didn't wanna mess up your job!
Bert Miller: Katey, how could you think that my job would be more important than you?
Katey Miller: I didn't wanna hurt you. I just wanted to help Javier, which is his name, by the way. Oh, God, I love dancing with him!
Jeannie Miller: Oh, Katey. Did it ever occur to you that that boy might be using you?
Katey Miller: What? No.
Jeannie Miller: A nice American girl that might be his ticket out of here?
Katey Miller: Please, no. That's not true.
Jeannie Miller: You might love dancing with him, but there are more important factors here, like your family and your future!
Katey Miller: Why does it have to be 'either/or'? Just because you gave up your passion, why should I?
Jeannie Miller: [Smacks Katey across the face]

Katey Miller: I'm gonna be out there on New Year's Eve, no matter what you and Mom think.
Bert Miller: No more lies.

Javier Suarez: [Lying together the morning after they slept together] We didn't win the contest.
Katey Miller: No, but the consolation prize was pretty good.