Flashdance film ending

Flashdance (1983)

Flashdance was a breakout blockbuster hit released in 1983. Inspired by the true story of a real-life dancer, Flashdance captured the life of fictional character named Alex Owens (Jennifer Beals), who worked as a steelworker during the day and as an exotic dancer at night to support her ballet dream.

Flashdance is well-known for its controversial final dance sequence. This dancing movie inspired movie fans and dancers from all over the world to keep dreaming and never give up. If you haven't watched Flashdance yet, avoid reading the movie ending spoilers below.

***Movie ending spoilers***

Alex adjusts her leg warmers. She is dressed in black ballet attire. She sits quietly in the waiting area. She pins her head up against the wall, taking a deep breath in the process to reveal she is extremely nervous. 

Alex quickly stands up. She carries her bag, and walks into the audition room. Her curly wavy hair bounces. Her leg warmers add style to this ballet uniform. 

She opens the door to face the audience, pauses and looks as if she saw a ghost. Five judges (3 male and 2 female) are planted at a table, ready to watch Alex audition for a ballet company. 

Alex closes the door softly. She walks toward the judge table. She opens her bag and removes a record. 

We see the judges reviewing paperwork, possibly information about Alex. A sick judge continues to blow his nose. A redhead female judge looks to her right, irritated by this male judge's allergies or cold. This male judge wipes his nose down and has a look of despair on his face. 

Alex drops the record pin onto the record to play "What a Feeling" song. She pivots to prepare for her dancing audition. 

An older male judge is smoking a cigar. The judges anticipate this audition. 

The music starts. Alex begins her dance routine from the floor. She is doing the splits. She moves her hands up and spins around in a circle while still on her bottom. 

Alex pivots backwards, her curly hair falling backwards. She rolls on her stomach, and then faces down toward the ground. She stands up slow and arches her hands like a swan. 

Alex spins in a circle and falls to the ground, making a mistake that grabs the attention of the judges. The cigar man appears shocked at this fall, pulling his glasses off to examine this mistake in detail. A female judge on the left end is also jolted by this fall. 

Alex pauses. She is out of synch. The mistake is obviously affecting her composure. She puts her head down in shame. She stands up and requests if she can restart the dance audition again. 

Alex walks over to the record player and moves the needle to the beginning. The old male judge puts her glasses back on, still puffing away a cigar. 

The judges are trying their best to remain focused on this audition. Alex performs her dance moves to the music. She jumps in the air with her legs perfectly split. She spins. She rotates her body to show strict composure to ballet dancing. 

Alex dance around, close to the judge table. She runs and jumps with her legs split again. She spins several times on her toes. As part of the dance sequence, she drops to the ground. 

The judges are drawn to Alex. Her beauty and swift dance moves are growing on them. They want to see more of Alex. 

The redhead female judge has this proud smile on her face. She is empowered by the young and beautiful Alex. 

Alex is spinning with confidence. She is dancing to the music, performing her moves so much energy. She spins on her stomach. She stands up and is dancing to the beat. 

From behind the judges, we see Alex dancing and pointing to each judge to include them in her dance routine. The old man puffing away at his cigar taps her shoes to the beat. He is captivated. 

The sneezing male judge is dancing and blowing his nose to the music. She is also drawn into Alex's world. 

Alex dances, pointing her arms up with force, showing that she is a proud female dancer ready to live her dream. She spins in many circle, perfect in form and rotations. 

The light shining inside adds a nice visual backdrop to Alex while she dances her heart out. She runs, jumps, spins and runs again. She slides to the ground, raising her knees, planting her bottom, kicking her left leg up, and arching her back. 

Alex runs and dives into the air. On her way down, she rolls perfectly onto her back. She rolls again, positioning herself to perform a breakdance spin. 

The judges are paying close attention to Alex. They are amazed by her high energy and precision. The redhead female judge claps for Alex and places her hands on her mouth in awe. 

Alex dances with confidence. She throws her hands up, looks up and moves backwards. She spins several times, and then lunges with her head back. 

We see Alex running outside with her bag dangling on her arm. She is dressed in jeans and a red jacket. Her curly hair blows into the air. She is ecstatic, excited and definitely thrilled with her ballet audition. We see a smile on her face, pure excitement enjoyed by accomplishing this dream.  

Alex skips into the air. She lands and looks down, telling us this is the happiest moment in my life. She pauses. Nick is there, waiting with a dog that is wearing a red ribbon. He is sitting on his Porsche.

As Alex draws closer, Nick squats down, holds the dog's paw, and tells him to get ready. The "What a Feeling" music continues to play.

Nick stands with a bouquet of red roses hidden behind him. Alex watches Nick in anticipation. She runs toward him and dives into his arms. Nick catches Alex. Holding and hugging each other firmly, they spin together. Alex kisses Nick with pure love, pure excitement, pure joy. 

Nick and Alex kiss with passion. Nick releases Alex. She falls back to Earth. He hands her the bouquet of red roses. She accepts them. She removes one rose and hands this special flower to Nick, essentially thanking him for giving her this shot to live her dream. 

With Nick's hand open to accept the flower, the image of Nick and Alex facing one another goes static. Their smile, their happiness, their special moment is magical. 

The End.