The young wife Silvia is neglected by her husband Kurt. She dreams during the flight to a psychoanalyst Congress similarly Jong's heroine Isadora while reading a novel called emancipatory joy of flying in a world of its own. Then she has an affair with the businessman Jörg. It recognizes that the total of all sexual acting out day and night dreams anyone yet alone makes to a free people.

Yuri Petrovian, a Russian ballet dancer, decides to flee communist Russia and gets help from dancer Sabine Zorelli. Unintentionally, the other characters living in and around the house of Commander Snijders also become involved in the dancing duo's plans. This is the beginning of many difficulties and mistaken identities. With the help of his girlfriend Nanni Snijders, the commander's daughter, Boebi Bus tries to overcome these difficulties.