Dancing is their life. When music journalist Wouter sees the dazzling ballerina Luca on stage, he immediately falls in love. Though after their marriage, Wouter tries to keep his wife from dancing. Luca’s best friend, Enny, teaches at a dance school, together with her partner Peter.

Dola de Jong, chose against her father’s wishes – who thought dancing was the equivalent of prostitution – and became a professional dancer. In Dance Around the Heart, she describes the world of a group of creative young people in the 1930s. Their struggle with the prevailing norms and values is timeless.