Mrs. Bennet: [enters her daughters bedroom, where all the girls are getting dressed up]. Come on girls, up you go. Be careful to look your best tonight. You want to make a good impression.
Kitty: Oh mother, I don't think any man shall ever notice me.
Lydia: Well, they shall all notice me!
Mrs. Bennet: That's the spirit, Lydia. Listen to her – Jane, Lizzy, Mary. Kitty. You know if you do not get a good husband we shall lose all we have. And heaven knows your father isn't doing anything to help in that! With no proper dowries, it all depends on your charms to attract wealthy young men.
Lizzy: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man, in possession of a large fortune, must be in want of a wife.
Mrs. Bennet: Precisely. So be charming at this ball, girls. Be more than charming. Be, be queens! [SINGING]
You can dance [points to Jane], you can jive [to Elizabeth], having the time of your life [to Mary]
See that gir[to Kitty], watch that scene [to Lydia], dig in the dancing queen.
[the girls go back to getting dressed, as Mrs. Bennet continues]
Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come in to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...
[Still in their petticoats, the girls gather around Mrs. Bennet and sway to the music with their hands in the air]
You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen
[from offstage]
Mr. Bennet: Would you girls keep it down! I am trying to read!
Mrs. Bennet: Ah, yes girls, you have dawdled quite enough. All this singing is agitating my poor nerves. Hurry up.