A tacit promise of an audition from Mr. Sabol, a well-known dance executive, leads them to New York city, which they are not able to reach before he dies.

Friedkin tells them the show they arrived to perform in has been postponed for three weeks and he doubts they would make it past the first round.

Over the next couple of weeks, the Adventurous Eight continue to raise money by passing out business cards while dancing in front of crowds in hopes of getting paying gigs.

Furthering their issues, the male tenants of the building keep harassing the female members of the group, and one of the girls breaks a car window fighting them off.

Matt finds himself tempted by Susan, a young woman who hires the group to dance for a party she is tasked with coordinating.

He fails to wipe her lipstick off and, after a heated argument, his girlfriend June decides to leave the group and return to Sandusky.

They find Mrs. Sabol and convince her to assist them in getting into the contest (she calls Susan's mother for a reference and gives them a shot since they have never agreed on anything) after she sees them perform.

Later, she goes to see Friedkin and discovers he has rigged the contest in favor of pre-selected entertainers who are guaranteed to make a lot of money for the company.