Dorothy Arzner - Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

Judy and Bubbles are two of the eight members of Madame Lydia Basilova's struggling New York City based dance troupe. Judy is largely seen as the class of the troupe, and is secretly Madame Basilova's favorite as Madame Basilova is a former ballerina, ballet for which Judy has natural talent despite most of their dance gigs being for cabarets and revues. As such, Judy has not developed her ballet technique. On the other hand, Bubbles, who has what Madame Basilova calls "oomph", is the one who attracts the most attention, especially from men looking for a fun time. Judy has a crisis of faith in her own abilities after she secretly watches Steve Adams' contemporary ballet company rehearse. Judy's experience in a burlesque show where Bubbles is now the solo headliner under the name Tiger Lily White makes Judy secretly long once again for a break in real dance. Although Bubbles may currently be one up professionally, Judy takes a step up personally when she catches the eye of one of the show's patrons, suave and gallant Jimmy Harris, who Bubbles believes is her man. What neither Judy or Bubbles initially knows is that Jimmy is also wealthy, but is dealing with some personal issues of his own. But Judy's life may be made all the more easy and to her liking if she would just speak to the nuisance of a man that seems to be following her everywhere.