She's not about to promise the show will not feature 'non-federation steps'.
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But Angela Bolton guarantees the Bidgee Theatre Company's performance of Strictly Ballroom the Musical will certainly be colourful.
"We wanted the glitz and the glamour, so we though there's nothing more iconic than Strictly Ballroom," the theatre director said.
The cast of 40 has been rehearsing for more than four months in preparation for the "strictly limited season" of just 10 days.
Regular cast members have attended two rehearsals each week since auditions wrapped up.
But lead performers, playing Fran and Scott, have navigated up to four rehearsals a week.
"They've both got full-time jobs, they're all working and yet they've made time to keep up with choreography lessons, singing sessions, the whole bit," Ms Bolton said.
"They're very committed."
This year's ensemble will also feature an 11 piece band, and up to 15 production hands.
"It's a big band and a production team," Ms Bolton said.
The cast had been chosen from 70 dancers and singers who auditioned.
"The biggest worry we had was finding men who could ballroom dance," Ms Bolton said.
"Male dancers are few and far between, especially in the country."
Despite years of experience in musicals, as well as in performances of jazz, ballet and acrobatics, this will be the leading actor's first foray into the theatre forefront.
"Our Scott has never been a lead in a musical, but he's an incredible dancer."
Choreographer and Australian champion ballroom dancer Gavin Holm proved a wealth in resourcing the musical's male roles.
"We've got a mix of guys from musical theatre backgrounds and ballroom dancing, some of them [Gavin] pulled out of retirement."
Bringing Baz Lurhmann's iconic film to the stage has not been absent of challenges.
One of the biggest was converting Fran and Scott's private rooftop performance of Time After Time to something memorable on stage. This, Ms Bolton said, is one of the cast's biggest triumphs.
"Part of the scenery we have coming is the house that Fran and Scott dance on," she said.
"That will actually rotate around the stage.
"It's big and it's over the top, and it's everything Strictly Ballroom should be."
With opening night just three weeks away, the cast and crew are excited to see the full set design come to life.
"The costumes have all been made in Melbourne, by a team of 15 seamstresses," Ms Bolton said.
"The head seamstress personally went to Thailand to handpick all the fabrics."