False Steps follows Rae Applebaum, a struggling playwright whose life is upended when her recently widowed mother, Sophie, falls hard for Paulo, a handsome young ballroom dance instructor. As doubts about Paulo’s intentions grow, old family tensions bubble up, and a retired NYPD detective is drawn into the drama. What unfolds is a whirlwind of suspicion, sequins, and surprises in this lively tale of love, loyalty, and late-in-life reinvention—from real-life dance champions Candace H. Caplin and Ronny Dutra.