Bunheads 

Michelle, a Las Vegas showgirl marries a man on a whim and moves to his sleepy coastal town where she winds up working alongside her new mother-in-law at her dance school.

Creators:

Lamar Damon, Amy Sherman-Palladino

Stars:

Sutton Foster, Kaitlyn Jenkins, Julia Goldani Telles

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Sutton Foster	...	Michelle Simms 18 episodes, 2012-2013
Kaitlyn Jenkins	...	Boo Jordan 18 episodes, 2012-2013
Julia Goldani Telles	...	Sasha Torres 18 episodes, 2012-2013
Bailey De Young	...	Ginny Thompson 18 episodes, 2012-2013
Emma Dumont	...	Melanie Segal 18 episodes, 2012-2013
Kelly Bishop	...	Fanny Flowers 15 episodes, 2012-2013
Stacey Oristano	...	Truly Stone 13 episodes, 2012-2013
Matisse Love	...	Matisse 12 episodes, 2012-2013
RaJahnae Patterson	...	RaJahnae 9 episodes, 2012-2013

Storyline

Michelle is a Las Vegas showgirl who would like to return to her true love - dancing. After a tumultuous experience at an audition for the musical Chicago, Michelle accepts a marriage proposal from an admirer. On impulse Michelle and Hubble get married and she relocates to a small town where she learns she will be sharing a house with her mother-in-law Fanny. Little to Michelle's knowledge, Fanny owns a dance studio in the back of the property and Michelle sees all these young ballerinas striving to reach their dreams. After an unexpected tragedy, Michelle's entire world will change.

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Plot Keywords:

showgirl | mother in law | las vegas | ballerina | working woman | 

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Taglines:

Life is short. Dance your buns off.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Strut

Filming Locations:

Hermosa Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Family, Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the first season episodes mention Fanny's students auditioning for the Joffrey Ballet School Summer Intensive. This is a real program for ballet training, with branches in New York City, Florence (Italy), and Milledgeville (Georgia) (as well as Joffrey Jazz and Modern/Contemporary dance intensives in LA, NY, Miami, and Milledgeville).

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Jeff Daniels/Sutton Foster/Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (2016)

User Reviews

Brilliant TV

This show reminded me of Gilmore Girls, right from the first episode, before I knew it was a Palladino thing. Not in a predictable way, rather the quick wit writing unique to Amy Sherman Palladino.

Bunheads is brilliant TV, it's funny and interesting but can take on a sad angle wonderfully too. The actors are amazing, each and every one of them, and the dancing is beautiful!

Highly entertaining and heartwarming, you grow to love the characters. and feel personally involved in their lives (I'm not weird, I swear). Paradise is such a nice little town with its eccentric inhabitants.

I particularly like the female-centered cast, they pull it off brilliant. Don;t be discouraged, though, it isn't a "girly" show.

If you like ballet, witty dialogue and little towns, give this a shot. Heck, give it a shot even if you don't; you will be hooked by episode 3.

PS. I'm heartbroken that Bunheads has been cancelled.