I-I'm Tatara Fujita.
I attended Tamamura Middle School.
My favorite thing to do is...
to dance.
Hey, Tatara...
Why do you dance?
What?
Umm...
I dunno...
Thanks for discovering dance.
You too, Chi-chan.
The Viennese Waltz is both the man and the woman's lead.
You move forward by switching roles on the floor.
Since you two are both leaders, that style should fit you guys well.
Wanna go together?
Of course!
Okay!
Let's go!
Chi-chan!
Don't worry, I hear you.
Dance is the communication of the body!
Fujita-kun...
A year's passed since then...
I can't believe Fujita-kun's grown this much...
You should know.
Dance isn't about experience.
Someone who's been dancing for a year
can outdance someone who's been dancing for a decade.
Dance is just made like that.
When you and a foreign presence are there,
and you realize you can't understand it...
Don't you think that becomes something very precious to you?
Chi-chan, I think I understand why I paired up with you.
When I'm with you,
I'm able to love myself and hate myself...
I couldn't realize that before.
I...
love the person that you are!
HEAT 24- WELCOME TO THE BALLROOM
Hey.
Your leg...
Is it okay?
I wonder why the hell I'm dancing.
Huh?
The fourth dance of the Final Round,
the Slow Foxtrot.
Kugimiya-san.
The Kugimiya pair's height and long arms
create an enveloping hold that truly shines.
Looks like they have the advantage with the Slow Foxtrot's elegant expressions.
At some point in my life, I began to truly hate dancing.
So why am I dancing in a place like this?
When I got injured, I thought I could finally escape dance.
But dance's gravity pulled me back...
Dance wouldn't let me go...
What an annoying world...
Dance's physical and emotional expressions seem close,
but aren't easily tied together.
It can't be considered a real expression
unless you can reflect the outside knowledge and experiences you've gained.
That's why with an emotional dance, you can see through the dancer's life.
Then I...
gotta live with hell on my shoulders!
Joy and sorrow.
Love and hate.
A dance with a variety of emotions adds depth.
Don't you think...
that becomes meaningful enough to dedicate the time in your life to dance?
They fell apart in the Tango, but it looks like they've recovered.
When I watch them dance,
I feel like ranking everyone becomes a very foolish thing to do.
But boy...
he dances so happily!
Looking at the Tango and the Viennese Waltz...
I thought No. 13 had a chance,
but I think it's the Kugimiya pair for sure.
It's pretty much the veteran's win.
It's not over yet.
But the final evaluation is based on majority rule.
You gotta win 1st place from the majority of the judges.
Taking 1st place from half the judges while facing the Kugimiya pair...?
Ya never know... The Quickstep's still left.
Hey, everyone!
Tamaki-san! Jinbo-san and Banba-san too!
It's been a while!
Mako-chan, have you been good?
Yes!
We all came to cheer for Tatara-kun.
We're a bit late since we came after classes though.
He left us to go to Marisa Hyodo's place.
We gotta make sure he's actually growing.
Next is the last dance.
Yes.
So... how 'bout it Hyodo?
How's Tatara's pair doing?
How?
Could they win?
Jeez, say somethin'!
If you watch you'll know.
Kiyoharu...
I was stupid for asking you!
Now, now, Jinbo-kun...
Why only me?
Gaju-kun, so that's where you were...
Everybody, even everyone from Ogasawara Studio's here...
Sengoku-san's... somewhere too.
I can see the stadium well...
So...
I was dancing in a place like this...
The Final Round's last dance,
the Quickstep!
Why...
Why did all the people here...
choose dance?
There are tons of things besides dance in this world.
Just even within sports.
Baseball, soccer, or tennis. There's a number of sports in the world.
Competitive dance isn't even listed as an Olympic sport.
But still, the people here all chose to dance.
Everyone all discovered dance in their own ways.
Kugimiya-san.
Idogawa-san.
Gaju-kun.
Mako-chan.
Hanaoka-san.
Hyodo-kun.
Chi-chan too...
Why do you dance?
I...
Welcome to Ogasawara Dance Studio.
Posture determines how people see you.
What?
That day, I met dance.
You had a nice swing going, Fujita-kun.
You're... very strong.
You too. Hurry and get up on stage.
I...
We're all watching you, Tatara-san.
Ya seriously think you'll win?
Keep it up.
I...
From here on, let me see your own dance, Tatara-kun.
Can I trust you?
I...
Hey, Tatara.
I'll be watching.
Look...
at me!
I... discovered dance.
There's so many people watching me...
Because there are people who watch me,
I'm able to be here.
Look!
Look...
at me!
Why did I choose to dance?
I still don't know...
But I'm dancing right now as I speak.
I can't ever erase the fact that I discovered dance!
Hey... Tatara...
You wanna dance more, huh?
Yeah!
Please wait until the final results are announced and the award ceremony begins.
I guess it's the Kugimiya pair.
That couple stood out the most among all the others.
Well, I don't know.
Since competitive dance doesn't get decided by numbers
like sports that battle for records do.
That part is kinda similar to figure skating.
You either like the Kugimiya pair's steady traditional dancing,
or you like the Fujita pair's rough but possibly revolutionary dancing.
That depends on the judges' tastes.
You think Sis's pair won?
Yeah! Of course they did! It's their victory!
The results aren't out yet.
What are you saying? If the parents don't believe in their child, who will?!
Yes, yes, I understand.
But I'm glad.
Glad she's able to dance again.
Chinatsu's found a good leader.
We will now announce the final results and begin the award ceremony.
In sixth place.
Entry No. 32, Ryo Murakawa & Shizuru Aoyagi.
So they ain't dead last.
Don't get called... please...
Fifth place.
Entry No. 39, Yoji Sato & Mizuki Kiritani.
In fourth place.
Entry No. 46,
Masato Haraguchi & Kazue Kikuchi.
Now they're third or above for sure.
But Coach Marisa's promise was that they'd get first place.
Third place.
Entry No. 12,
Nobuyuki Sai & Asuka Kurobe.
No. 12!
Nobuyuki-kun!
The one's who aren't called next are the winners...
Continuing on to second place.
In second place...
Entry...
No. 42, Masami Kugimiya & Tamie Idogawa.
Chyeah! There it is!
Well done, Chinatsu!
The grand winners are entry No. 13,
Tatara Fujita & Chinatsu Hiyama.
Congratulations!
Tatara!
Chi... Chi-chan?!
I said that if we can't win this because of me we'll separate, right?
I'll release you from me!
So that doesn't count anymore!
You ready to take me on?
Of course!
Alright! They've done it!
They won!
I can hardly recognize him...
He's like a different person than when he first came to us.
He's different from the Tenpei Cup too.
Tatara-san is not the Tatara-san that was dancing with me before.
Chinatsu-san changed Tatara-san...
...let's stand on the same floor again.
But...
Only one year.
I won't wait for you any longer than that.
I may have been underestimating Fujita-kun.
Who am I to tell him I'm waiting?
I gotta work harder myself.
Or someday he's gonna surpass me.
Kiyoharu?
So he's finally at the starting line.
Wait, where are you going?
Kiyoharu!
Hey, Mako.
Onii-chan.
Let's practice a lot when we get back.
My body's itching to dance after watchin' them!
'Kay!
Chinatsu... was taken from me.
You're incredible for just coming back.
You're gonna continue to dance, right?
Of course.
Quit smoking then.
I thought everyone would all favor the Kugimiya pair.
Based on skill, it would've been the Kugimiya pair.
However, what brought about these results were the Fujita pair's dancing.
Yes.
Neither evolving dance with a revolutionary approach
or inheriting a historical dance style is an easy thing to accomplish.
But at least for today,
we were captivated by their dance.
We will now have the winners perform the honor dance.
The style is...
OGASAWARA DANCE STUDIO B1
What if we don't make it in time for our flight?!
Shut up. Stop nagging and park this in the back for me.
This is 'cause you woke up late, you know!
Did you forget something?
I promised him.