Dancing in the Dark

Andi and Bex talk about the party.

**Dancing in the Dark** is the fourth episode of the first season and the overall 4th episode of **Andi Mack**.

## Short Summary

Ham takes Celia on a weekend getaway, so Bex emboldens Andi to host her first-ever dance party at the house, and then Amber shows up, dampening Andi's big night. Buffy meets Marty, a guy from the school track team.

## Long Summary

After finding a picture in a toaster tart box, Andi asks Bex what the picture is. Andi asks if this is her father. Bex says no and that it's nobody. It isn't nobody because you don't put nobody in a toaster tart box. It's somebody. Bex grabs the picture from Andi and rips it up, which confirms that it's nobody according to Bex and then starts to try and change the topic with pizza. Andi starts to get hungry and gives in to Bex's attempt to change the topic.

At The Spoon, Cyrus's face is extremely red. He ran into a glass door and is having a rush of adrenaline. After talking to Buffy and Andi about it, the pain begins to start. Andi picks up on the fact that everyone is staring at what she thought was Cyrus. However, it turns out that Cyrus told his mother about Andi and Bex, which is why everyone is staring at Andi. Cyrus' mother is the biggest gossip. Cyrus thinks this is good since now everyone knows so she doesn't have to keep a secret. Jonah arrives. Andi begins to panic because she thinks he will think badly about her and Bex's situation. Jonah comes over and, to Andi's surprise, says that her and Bex's situation is super cool and wants to take a selfie with Andi. With approval from Buffy, Andi takes the selfie, with Cyrus tagging along.

Celia's watering her garden. Lillian comes over and begins to berate her about Bex being Andi's mother and then calls her grandma. This infuriates Celia, who switches her hose to a powerful spray and begins to spray Lillian multiple times before running away.

Andi arrives at The Fringe. She tells Bex that Jonah knows and thought it was awesome, along with lots of other kids who commemorate Andi for being "brave". Two even gave Andi numbers for their shrinks. Bex begins to get frantic and calls Celia. They need to go home. Bex asks Brittany if she can go and Brittany is fine with that.

Andi and Bex arrive home to suitcases. Ham tells them that they're getting away. Celia says that Ham seems to think that she's a menace to society. He explains the situation. Celia had an "engagement" with a neighbor. As they leave, Celia says that she's trusting Bex. She doesn't want to, but Ham's forcing her. As they leave, Andi says they should be rebellious, such as having dessert on the couch or having two desserts. Bex thinks they should up it a notch. They should have a party.

At the Fringe, Andi thinks that the party's a bad idea. Bex says that Andi's getting older and needs to learn some life skills, such as having a party. Brittany says that she heard about her having a daughter. She congratulates Bex and quickly realizes that Andi's the daughter. Brittany talks about some guy that came over while Bex was babysitting her, but Bex quickly denies it. Brittany then shows them around for more party supplies.

Bex is finally finished with getting the house ready for the party. Andi walks down in a dress which Bex thinks is beautiful. As they are talking Buffy and Cyrus arrive. Buffy's concerned if they're the only guests. She asks who else's coming. Everyone that saw her post is coming. Cyrus also mentions that he told his mother. Andi and Buffy grin.

The party is now full of people. Andi's surprised at how many people came. Bex adds in that Andi's the host and starts a chant in Andi's name. Jonah comments that it's a great party. Andi says it's her first one. They begin to dance as Amber arrives and sees them. Amber looks concerned.

Buffy's getting food. A kid walks up to her and asks if he knows her from somewhere. They share some banter before introducing themselves. The kid introduces himself as Marty. As he walks away, Cyrus asks who that was. Buffy says she can't remember. She was too busy one-upping him. Cyrus reminds her that conversation's not a competitive sport.

Cyrus goes over to Andi and says that the party's fun. Andi's proud of herself. As they say that, Amber begins to dance. She's pretty good at it. Andi asks why she has to be here. Cyrus says that she shouldn't be here and is going to ask her to leave. However, Cyrus quickly takes it back. Amber terrifies Cyrus. Amber then comes over and compliments Andi on the party. After that, Amber makes a comment about the braclet Andi made that was intended for Jonah. Amber then says hello to Cyrus and says that she has a friend, Iris, who'd like to meet Cyrus. As Amber drags him away, Bex grabs the spray cans and hands Andi one. They begin to spray silly string.

The house is now covered in silly string. As Amber comes along, Bex sprays her with the silly string, which frustrates Amber.

Bex, Andi, Buffy, Marty, Cyrus, Jonah, and Amber take selfies. After that, they begin to dance. Bex then shuts all the lights off, which highlights the neon that is shining in the darkness. Someone in a dark costume covered in neon walks down the stairs and begins to breakdance. After the lights go on, it turns out to be Andi, whose name everyone begins to chant. Amber then takes the stage at the top of the stairs and tells people to not forget about Andi's new mother, Bex, and starts a chant in her name. Shortly after, she asks where Andi's dad is, after which whispers begin to commence. Andi's clearly embarrassed so Bex shuts the lights off so Andi's able to escape without anyone seeing. After she's gone, Bex turns the music and lights on. Jonah asks why Amber did what she did, but Amber has no idea what he's talking about.

Bex joins Andi outside in AndiShack. Bex says Amber has no boundaries. Andi says that Amber has a point. Andi wants to know where her father is and who he is. She wonders if Bex will ever tell her that. Bex says she'll tell Andi later, but not right now. As they're talking, Cyrus comes out and says that Celia's car is in the driveway. As he tries to explain, the music stops and Celia furiously tells everyone to leave immediately.

Celia looks furious after a long and angry discussion about the party. She leaves and Andi and Bex both agree that they've never seen Celia that angry before. As they begin to clean up, Bex says that Andi won't be in trouble. Andi wants to take responsibility and say it's her party. Andi thanks her. Bex then apologizes to Ham for ruining the vacation. Andi asks how they found out and Ham responds that he got a call from the neighborhood watch and they were very concerned because they've never heard sounds resembling parties coming out of their house before. Andi went to bed after reminding Bex of the conversation that they had outside and will eventually continue. Bex and Ham continue to clean up. Ham's confused of the context of the conversation and Bex catches up him up saying that the conversation was about Andi's desire to meet her father. Bex's concerned about how many life-altering blows Andi can handle. According to Bex, Andi's father doesn't even know she exists. Ham says that he does. Ham told him.

## Cast

* Andi Mack
* Cyrus Goodman
* Buffy Driscoll
* Jonah Beck
* Bex Mack
* Celia Mack
* Ham
* Amber
* Brittany
* Marty
* Lillian
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### Main Cast

* Peyton Elizabeth Lee as Andi Mack
* Joshua Rush as Cyrus Goodman
* Sofia Wylie as Buffy Driscoll
* Asher Angel as Jonah Beck
* Lilan Bowden as Bex Mack
* Lauren Tom as Celia Mack

### Guest Starring

* Stoney Westmoreland as Ham
* Emily Skinner as Amber
* Chelsea T. Zhang as Brittany
* Garren Stitt as Marty

## Notes and Trivia

* Joshua Rush once ran into a glass door during a launch party for season one, so Terri Minsky added to the script that Cyrus runs into a glass door because of that.
* For the dancing scenes in Andi's party, the actors trained for a week with Millenium Dance Studio.
	+ According to Joshua Rush, the choreographer tried to teach him moves but gave up and told him to just have fun.
* The scene where Bex sprays Amber with silly string was Emily Skinner's favorite moment from season one.

## Music

* Amber arrives.
* Andi and Cyrus talk about them not wanting Amber at the party.
* Andi and Bex get some silly string and a silly string war breaks out.
* Bex sees Amber walking by and sprays her with silly string, which frusterates Amber.
* Buffy and Cyrus take turns dancing on the dance floor.

## See Also

*To view the Mack Chat for this episode, click here.*