Characters
- Charity Hope Valentine, the girl who wanted to be loved
- Oscar Lindquist, a man whom Charity befriends and eventually falls in love with
- Charlie, Charity's boyfriend in the opening of the show, and the name on her tattoo
- Nickie and Helene, Charity's closest friends who are taxi dancers at the Fandango Ballroom
- Herman, the authoritarian owner of the Fandango Ballroom; Charity's boss
- Vittorio Vidal, a famous Italian movie star
- Ursula March, Vittorio's girlfriend
- Daddy Brubeck, the enigmatic leader of the Rhythm of Life Church
- Carmen, a dancer at the Fandango Ballroom who is friends with Nickie, Helene, and Charity
- Rosie, the new dancer at the Fandango Ballroom
- Suzanne, Frenchie, Betsy, and Elaine, dancers at the Fandango Ballroom
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