Character Relationship Map: Freak Dance

Characters

• Building Inspector General (played by Matt Besser) — protagonist

  The evil Building Inspector General is the antagonist threatening the Fantaseez Community Center. He and the gang-banger dancers stand in the way of the Fantaseez Crew's effort to save their home, put...

• Cocolonia (played by Megan Heyn) — supporting

  Cocolonia is a rich girl who wants to dance, but her uptight mother forbids it. She escapes to the streets and joins a dance crew, becoming central to the effort to save the Fantaseez Community Center...

• Funky Bunch (played by Michael Daniel Cassady) — supporting

  Funky Bunch leads the dance crew that Cocolonia joins after escaping her mother's restrictions. He dreams of becoming the world's greatest dancer and helps the crew confront the threat to the Fantasee...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Cocolonia → Building Inspector General (Conflict Shared Opposition) — After joining the crew, Cocolonia becomes part of the resistance to the inspector's threat.

  Cocolonia joins the Fantaseez dance crew, which must save its community center from the Building Inspector General.

• Funky Bunch → Building Inspector General (Conflict Opposing Force) — Funky Bunch leads the crew against the inspector's threat to their community center.

  The dance crew must save the Fantaseez Community Center from the evil Building Inspector General.

• Cocolonia → Funky Bunch (Supportive Alliance) — Funky Bunch helps Cocolonia enter the dance crew and pursue her desire to dance.

  Cocolonia joins a street dance crew with the help of its leader, Funky Bunch.

Story Analysis

A young dancer joins a street crew and uses dance, solidarity, and love to protect its community center.

Plot Progression

1. A Forbidden Dream — Cocolonia wants to dance, but her uptight mother refuses to allow it. She leaves that restrictive environment and heads for the streets.
2. Finding The Dance Crew — Cocolonia encounters the street crew led by Funky Bunch. With his help, she joins a group that answers challenges through dance.
3. Threat To Their Home — The Fantaseez Community Center becomes endangered by the Building Inspector General and gang-banger dancers. The crew must protect the place it calls home.
4. The Freak Dance Challenge — The crew confronts the threat through its distinctive dance-based response. Love and the Freak Dance are presented as the means of saving the community center.