''Afraid to Dance'' is a 1988 Australian film directed by

Denny Lawrence Denny Lawrence (born 1951 in Sydney) is an Australian actor, writer, producer and director of television, theatre and film. He studied at NIDA and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Among his most notable credits are the feature f ...

and starring Nique Needles and Rosey Jones.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p107 It was shot in 1988 and located at

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but was never released theatrically and went straight to video.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p4

Cast

Nique Needles Cornelius Delaney, formerly known as Nique Needles, is an Australian artist, musician and actor. He currently lives in France where he continues to produce and exhibit paintings, and perform with his group ''Darky Valetta''. Music In 1981 Needle ...

as The Male *Rosey Jones as The Female *

Grigor Taylor Grigor Weston Taylor also known as Greg Taylor, is an Australian former actor, best known for his parts in several television series including ''Matlock Police'' and ''Glenview High''. Early life, education and teacher Taylor was born in Pen ...

as Jim Pratt *

Tina Bursill Tina Bursill (born 24 July 1951) is an Australian actress. She played Louise Carter on the television series '' Skyways'' (1979–1981) and Sonia Stevens on ''Prisoner'' (1983–1984). She played Meryl Knight in the Nine Network drama series ...

as Driving Woman *

Annie Byron Annie Byron is an AFI Award-winning Australian film, stage, and television actress best known for ''Wolf Creek 2'', ''Fran'', ''Muriel's Wedding'', and ''Doing Time for Patsy Cline''. Early life Byron was born in Inverell, Australia. She ...

as Betty *Mervyn Drake as Terry *

Tom Richards Tom Richards may refer to: * Tom Richards (actor) (born 1948), Australian television actor * Tom Richards (athlete) (1910–1985), British marathon runner * Tom Richards (rugby union) (1882–1935), Australian rugby union footballer * Tom Richards ( ...

as Don Chapman * Steve Spears as Garage Man *Allan Penney as Newsagent *

Bill Young Charles William Young (December 16, 1930 – October 18, 2013) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 until his death in 2013. A Republican from Florida, Young served as chairman of the Hou ...

as Publican *Stuart Halcroft as Supermarket Attendant *

Marina Finlay Marina Finlay (born 1961) was an Australian actress who in 1990 left acting to be an artist. Finlay was born and grew up in Sydney, and is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). She learned to paint from Judy Cassab, for w ...

as Checkout Girl *Fred Welsh as Tom *Kate Parker as Large Woman *Angela Cockburn as Supermarket Mother *David Cockburn as Little Boy *Coby Cockburn as Little Girl *Lindsay McCormack as Greg

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