Feel the Rhythm

2018, 20 minutes

A surreal wedding dance rehearsal starts as a fun filled affair, it then tests the bride and groom’s patience, will they be able to move past this?

Sarah, 30, an impulsive mixed race bollywood obsessed actress and Dev, 29 her sensitive indian rapper fiance are to be married in a month’s time . Sarah is giddy with excitement as they’re having their first pre wedding dance rehearsal at a dance studio. Their passionate indian dance instructor is a man of few words , instructing them by shouting through a loudspeaker. Dev is slightly irritated by the instructor’s closeness to Sarah when he grabs Sarah to show Dev a dance move. When they dance, two giggling indian fairies with wings appear throwing red rose petals at them. However they are invisible to Sarah and Dev and the fairies disappear whenever the couple stop dancing. Dev is surprised later in the rehearsal when Sarah’s parents, Mr and Mrs Deniz show up. Mr Deniz, 60’s, a lawyer from turkey and Mrs Deniz, 50’s , a hairdresser from Guadeloupe. They each show and teach Sarah and Dev dance moves from turkey and guadeloupe respectively. Seven days later Sarah and Dev have another rehearsal, tensions are running high, Dev is not as committed to the dance. Sarah gets flustered and storms out of the studio.

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